Most Lagosians have never visited "The Snake Island" in Lagos except they are lying about it😌

Fear not, the snake population is very low.

The Island's name comes from the land's snake-like, elongated shape, and not because it's densely populated with snakes👌

🔎 The Island is located opposite Tin Can Island Port and Apapa. (Amuwo Odofin LG)

🔎 Compared to the other popular islands of Lagos like the Banana island, it is less developed and mainly accessible by water transport.

🔎 The Island is about 14 km in length and 1.4 km wide.

🔎 The first season of the reality television series Gulder Ultimate Search took place on the Island.

🔎 The inhabitants comprises a cluster of ten resident communities namely: Imore, Ibeshe, Irede, Ilashe, Ibasa, Igbologun, Igbo-Esenyore, Igbo-Osun, Ikare, and Iyagbe.

🔎 The Nigerdock shipyard was established on the Island in 1986.

🔎 The island is owned and managed by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and operated by the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ) Limited.

🔎" Igbologun" meaning "forest of warriors" is a popular village on the snake island.

🔎 The major occupants of this community are the Aworis and Eguns.

🔎 Igbologun Senior Secondary School established in 1986 by the military government is located on the Island.

So what exactly will make Nigerians visit there? Is the first storey building there? Are there relics of slave trade there? Do they have a 100-years old tortoise there?

The shape of the land isn't something that one will even notice while on it... So, there should be something attracting Nigerians to the place, unfortunately, there isn't

There's nothing really special to visit on the island

I can personally and proudly state that i have been to the island (snake island).