For a lot of Nigerians Lagos is the epicentre of
perfection. For Lagosians their imagination
revolves around affluent neighbourhoods like Ikoyi
and Lekki, the places they consider as a paradise.
Within Lekki, however, there is a slum so horrible
it is hard to believe it can exist in a modern
metropolis.
Lekki is a top class neighbourhood no doubt. The
gargantuan houses and the serene neighbourhood
is a testament to the lifestyle you will expect
from the crème de la crème of the society. The
roads are tarred with manicured greenery by the
side. The exclusiveness of the neighbourhood is
typified by the seemingly individualistic lifestyle.
You can literally hear a pin drop as people keep
to the comfort of their fortress houses.
Ordinarily, one would assume that is what the
expensive neighbourhood of Lekki is all about
until you step into the dirt road that leads to the
other world inside Lekki. At first, one is likely to
think it is a short cut to Ajegunle, a
neighbourhood that is used as a representation of
low-class living.

The slum inside Lekki, like every low-class
environment is a crowded settlement that is a
sharp contrast to what Lekki supposedly
represents. In the slum, there is a place for
everyone who is interested in ‘’managing’’. Houses
are hastily-built constructions that represent
necessity rather than comfort.
Few of the houses have doors and the ones that
do have little assets to protect. One person’s
backyard leads to the front of another occupant’s
apartment. There is a close knitted relationship
among the dwellers that a visitor automatically
stands out like a sore thumb.
It is difficult to consider the Lekki slum a
makeshift place as there are basic facilities that
one will find in a normal settlement. There are
shops that cater for people’s needs. You’ll also
find canteens constructed with wood that look
more like storage cabins.
Hygiene is probably the last they think about
when it comes to feeding and living. There is
even a white garment church for believers. Its
proximity to the ocean is not an accident as
members of this type of churches also consider
the water and its environment worship grounds.
There is also a brothel that also doubles as a bar
that has a small banner that boasts of girls who
are good at dancing naked. Somewhere in the
place is even an innovative spring ball-like board
game named “Ogun lowo wa”, which literally
means “In Ogun, you will find money”, Ogun being
the Yoruba God of iron.
A betting game for two people, one needs to
score the highest point by clinching a higher
number than one’s opponent to win. It’s a past
time activity for the slum dwellers. There is a
reckless abandonment that permeates through
the slum. If something does not satisfy a
utilitarian purpose, it is given little or no
attention.
Survival and living through each day is the key
which is why weeds are allowed to grow
unattended to unlike the manicured flowers that
surround the affluent part of Lekki. There is no
proper drainage system so the roads serve as
waste disposal and commuting. The obvious
thought on their mind will likely be: “Of what use
is a beautiful environment when the inhabitants
are hungry?”
It is difficult to imagine what goes through the
mind of the slum dwellers knowing that their
immediate neighbours roll in abundant wealth and
live exotic lives. Whether they perceive their
neighbours with envy or resentment is unknown
or perhaps they are contented in their own small
unexciting world.
ducation”.
Unlike the slum, however, the school compound is
in a fairly good shape. According to report, the
fortune of the school changed after a Chinese
company decided to rebuild it. Now it has a
compound that can stomach any rain with its
interlocking stone. Perhaps one day when the
students reap the reward of education, they will
return to change the fortune of their humble slum
that for now, rots in the middle of plenty.

Before all the luxurious edifices and developments, the slums have been in existence. No b today

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Na still Lekki na, Lekki na Lekki........

Environment of wealthy people in Lekki

Some girls living in this ghetto will be like "i stay at LEKKI

Like i said any part of Lekki is called Lekki

Where the pics na

See as people pour dirt for floor anyhow... Poverty is a state of mind, no rich person wey dey hin right senses go carry dirt pour for road like this, but if na the low income earners, it is alright cos they are poor...

End Time Lekki

Where? I can't see any pictures

Op the whole of Lekki was once full off ghettos & slumps not until the military administration of colonel Raji Rasaki btw 1988 to 1991 which embarked on massive demolition of illegal structures to rid the area of shanties.

stexsy:
Some girls living in this ghetto will be like "i stay at LEKKI

You dey mind Nigerian Girls and their "Advanced Yanga"

What's special about Lekki having slums when there are slums in New York, USA.

Monkey dey sweat..na the flesh dey preventvus from seeing the sweat...everything has a BUT

They Were Born In The Ghetto

Lekki na lekki jor

princessdami:
A student failed JAMB 5 tyms. 1 day,
she travelled 2 visit her frnd in
UNIBEN, she fell sick & was admitted
to a hospital there. She later called her
mum & said...
GIRL: Hello ma
MUM: The place is silent, whr r u?
GIRL: I'm in UNIBEN
MUM: Wooow finally, thank God o
GIRL: I was admitted
MUM: Thats great o. God has
disgraced the witches in ur father's
house dat don't want you to go to
school (laughing & dancing)
GIRL: Mama na Malaria o
MUM: Malaria is a gud course o my
daughter, plz take it serious o
GIRL: I would b discharged 2moro
MUM: God forbid my daughter!!!. U
go complete ur four years over there
in Jesus name.
Girl: God punish Illiteracy!!!
Mum: Amen..... coz I heard dat d
lecturer is very wicked.
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As boring as cricket game.

When next i pray that "Lord help your boy make i purchase land for lekki" i have to start specifying the part of lekki now

stexsy:
Some girls living in this ghetto will be like "i stay at LEKKI

Babysho:


You dey mind Nigerian Girls and their "Advanced Yanga"

opportunity to bash girls has come. Meanwhile we know that some of those penniless men looking for "independent" ladies to marry are even diamond diggers not gold. One was even demanding 5 million from his girlfriend before marriage. Guess he's also a girl.

I blame APC and fashola for these things after he would claim he did work in Lagos using their money to develop his website and and party.

anyway maraba/nyanya still rock... #funnynation comedian

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lol , na Itedo be dat na, although he dey opposite no be lekki, person go dey stay awoyaya he go say he dey live for Lekki. NB the most expensive slum in the world is lagos. make small rain fail con see as lekki go flood, use lekki water wash cloth u go know how far

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This is hilarious to be honest

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ghetto life ... typical Nigerian life. Poverty smells in the ghetto mehn!

This is really ghetto