Life Under The Bridge In Lagos Exposed By BBC Documentary!



BBC spent a day with three men who came to Lagos to hustle and look for a better life, but found themselves sleeping under a flyover in Lagos.



A recent episode of BBC’s “Homeless in Lagos” profiled 23-year-old Christian, Manchester United fan, Godwin. He claims he sleeps under the bridge because housing in Lagos is expensive; the average apartment costs between NGN150K and NGN200K — he only has NGN50, 000 after working hard.


Godwin told BBC:

“When I was in my final year, I used to hear; there’s money in Lagos, there’s work in Lagos. My aim was to come and work, I did not even plan to live under a bridge.”


Despite his education, Godwin is now an agbero in Lagos, he helps drivers load their buses for NGN50-NGN100. At the time BBC caught up to him, he had been doing that for four months.


BBC also interviewed another man suffering the effects of Boko Haram’s terrorism. He says:


“Despite the economic situation of this state, I’m still managing, living under a bridge. I won’t do this forever, my life will not end like this under bridge. I hope to one day return to my home and continue my life.”


The BBC documentary also features a man, whose legs, feet were peeled. He claims he has been living under thelLagos bridge for 14 years.


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The documentary has gotten a lot of reactions from Nigerians.

Source: http://www.thefamousnaija.com/2018/12/nigerians-sleeping-under-lagos-bridge.html?m=1

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Buhari is a disaster.

Ambode and APC sef

All na for next level.
This time, dey will start sleeping after the bridge not under again. NextLevel Nonsense
Some idiot are quoting me and saying thrash.
Fact check; has Apc not been ruling Lagos for over 16 years+.
What about their Aso Rock, meeehhh
At this time in 2014, a bag of rice was N7,000 but the same bag of rice is over N20, 000 now while other food items are also beyond the reach of ordinary Nigerians.”



“Nigerians will never forget a President who met petrol at N86.50 per litre and increased it to N145 within one year and destroyed the economy of the country to the extent that dollar that exchanged for N197 to N1 is now over N360.

APC is evil

Wonderful.. This is very bad.


Modified...
We know them even without stating their names and orgin.
If you start analysing those pictures, you will find out that the second one is a typical cone head from Ibadan slum (look at his head again) who always come to nairaland to shout "Igbos should leave SW, it belongs to Yoruba whereas his life is so miserable even in his own region.

They have been forced him to live under the bridge for donkey years. As it stands today, average cone head can't afford Lagos while people they love to hate have turned them to tenants and under bridge dwellers in their own land.

Then take a look at the third picture, that one is a typical Yorruba Musl.im from oshogbo. See the mark of beast on his forehead (effect of head slamming) Tomorrow they will come here and be disturbing the cyber space..


Until hopeless Osogbo urchins below me stop being tribalistic on some sensitive issues like this, we won't stop reciprocating.

Sad really... I hope the situation changes in the near future because currently, Nigeria is too broke to pay attention to the homeless.

Camden in new jersey in United state is worst than this.

Buhari is mad.

The two main issues i have with buhari's governance is Poor manner of handling the economic and political crises that greeted him as he assumed office and secondly his govt love for lies and propaganda!!
Dont be suprised if tommorrow lie mohammed says that those people are "fugitives or Idp's who refused to stay at the camps/facilities govt provided for them"

Instead of them to go back to their village and farm. But no they rather constitute nuisance or should I say develop Lagos

Buhari: What is a...breeeeg?

Liar Mohammed:Those guys were only there for a photo shoot.They do photoshoots there all the time.

The construction of low income housing can reduce this considerably. All those people saying they know one association or the other should keep help to themselves. If they are not ready to build cheap accommodation then silence is their best bet.
My only question is, how and where do those men _shit? At least seeing them has revealed the identity of those who indulge in jungle justice, a frustrated man is an angry man.

BBC should also bring into focus the menance of Igbo prostitutes in Lagos
-Python2

The thing keeping them and basically all Nigerians is Hope. Hope that one day things will get better.


Hope that one day,they will leave the bridge to a better apartment.


Hope that all these are just for a while.


I love the Nigerian spirit.


The Nigerian government has failed its citizens.

Wetin concern APC or Buhari with this news again?






people have been sleeping under the bridge for decades.

As we speak, a number of them, as scrawny as they look, hitting their flat heads on a wailing wall somewhere in Lagos.

-python2

we are suffering in this country, if you are poor and no one is willing to assist you, your condition will remain so for ever, if I have connection to live under that bridge, I will join them because I have something that can keep me busy in Lagos but accommodation is my problem , I have lived in the bus before, I left Lagos the day some boys came vandalizing parked cars in the night, it was God that saved me that night, they said they are one million boys, police came trying to stop them, I was caught up in the middle , I used to sleep with workman coverall wear, once sleeping in post office premises, but they stopped us, its not easy when you want to survive in this country, you must take risk, government does not care.

if you look at my last post, you will see what I'm battling with in life, at least this one have 50,000


https://www.nairaland.com/4916246/diary-unemployed-nigerian-chasing-dream

Those guys left their duplexes in lekki and moved under the bridge to paint Buhari bad...

We know everyone is doing good under Buhari

Economy is growing and booming

Jobs are looking for people... No longer the other way

BBC will soon be sent parking just like amnesty international... Werey people...

Zombies hope I spoke our mind... Sai barber

fk001:
Wetin concern APC or Buhari with this news again?

people have been sleeping under the bridge for decades.

I tire oh

People have been suffering in this country
Na today?

Is it the duty of Buhari to provide for them
Baba has important things to do like traveling

Tribalism and religious bigotry aren't done dealing with Nigerians

Docile youths, una never see suffer!

This is just the beginning

python2gbera:
As we speak, a number of them, as scrawny as they look, hitting their flat heads on a wailing wall somewhere in Lagos.-python2

I don't like laughing at all this tribal jokes but that Pic is funny

Living under bridge for over 14years that's pathetic wondering where the guy hidden when fashola was raided homeless people during his administration. Not everyone can afford live in a big city like Lagos. A situation where you can't afford house rent then go back to your village.

Too bad

PointZerom:
Buhari is a disaster.

He lives there for the past 14 years, we are not going back to PDP. They created the mess