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A resident of Lekki, Lagos Island, has taken to social media to share his struggles with water scarcity in the upscale neighborhood. In a video that has quickly gone viral, the man shows about 1000 bags of water he claims to use daily for bathing.

Standing beside a massive pile of sachet water bags, commonly known as "pure water" in Nigeria, the man explains his predicament: "This is my daily routine.

Lekki, despite its reputation for luxury and high property values, suffers from significant infrastructure issues, with water scarcity being a major concern. Many residents, like the man in the video, are forced to purchase sachet water due to unreliable municipal supply.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzF6pnC8_Iw

Shey they forbid him to show the estate.

Today is saturday.

Maybe na festive water.

Some will sha chase clout.

People buy water from tankers in lekki.

Except you live in a different place or illegal structure.

LMAO

I used to refer to Island as " Rich Man Prison"
You want to buy snacks you have to drive all the way to supermarket lol
No kiosk or Aboki in those areas

Anything you want is out of reach
So it forces you to order for anything to be delivered to your house.

One time I went to island for acting movie.
We spent 1 week shooting film
The water coming from the tap was brown in color.
Nobody wanted to touch the water
We thought the brown color came from sewage pipe. But it had no smell.

Luckily for us, there is a well inside that compunond. We had to use the well and put buckets outside whenever rain fall.

That was when I realized that all that glitters is not gold. Mainland is bae

That's harsh. I hope he isnt doing this for Social Media.

Things Lagos folks brag with
Living abnormal lives and making it a norm

I don try this one or two days, the hand pain and stress that fellow it is something else...

Opening many sachet of water and pouring it in a bucket is not easy...

Before he rented the apartment, was he not aware that the place does not have good water? If he was aware of the situation, he is just exposing his stupidity by making noise online. And if he was aware of the situation before he rented the apartment, he probably rented the apartment because he thought he would be making enough money to buy expensive water but the economy has failed him and he doesn't want to be straightforward to state exactly what made him to rent the apartment.

Was he aware of the water situation but his landlord promised him good water and later failed him? If this is the situation, he should be straightforward to tell the public that his landlord deceived him.

E never start, e go use 50,000 bags take go toilet, what was he expecting when he went to rent house in an over priced river

This one na clown, Ajah brown water wey we dey use bath and even taste salty sometimes. I have friends in Ajah and there water comes clean naturally. It depends on the areas where you get your place at.

Yugoslavia247:
Shey they forbid him to show the estate.

Today is saturday.

Maybe na festive water.

Some will sha chase clout.

People buy water from tankers in lekki.

Except you live in a different place or illegal structure.

Can't the water be treated if it's bad? Why rely on tankers to supply water?

But it is rainy season. He can't collect water from the rainfall?

It is well with him. The stress will be too much for him

idahme:
Can't the water be treated if it's bad? Why rely on tankers to supply water?

The water has high iron concentration or so

It is not totally safe even when it is treated.

It affects skin too if you have a skin that reacts easily.

The best reliance was lagos state water corporation but it no longer functions

Can you imagine!

Lagos that stands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Finally fake life is expensive.
If you like no park your load go Ikorodu afterall dem no Tye your destiny for Lekill.

Yuck

FeliciaOja:
LMAO

I used to refer to Island as " Rich Man Prison"
You want to buy snacks you have to drive all the way to supermarket lol
No kiosk or Aboki in those areas

Anything you want is out of reach
So it forces you to order for anything to be delivered to your house.

One time I went to island for acting movie.
We spent 1 week shooting film
The water coming from the tap was brown in color.
Nobody wanted to touch the water
We thought the brown color came from sewage pipe. But it had no smell.

Luckily for us, there is a well inside that compunond. We had to use the well and put buckets outside whenever rain fall.

That was when I realized that all that glitters is not gold. Mainland is bae

Na true talk....the water is hard water

Wetin dey pain me na say,why no be around all those march,Feb he show us.at least rain dey fall now every 1 to 3 days.so who he dey do big boy for....he never go toilet oh,or even cook. Nor worry,continue. u go sell that car

Lonestar124:
I don try this one or two days, the hand pain and stress that fellow it is something else...

Opening many sachet of water and pouring it in a bucket is not easy...

How about putting the sachets in the bucket and using knife to burst through them. Then afterwards you squeeze out the bursted sachets. That's super fast. Try it

Yugoslavia247:
The water has high iron concentration or so

It is not totally safe even when it is treated.

It affects skin too if you have a skin that reacts easily.

The best reliance was lagos state water corporation but it no longer functions

I understand now, how will I have to cough out such prices and still go through this issue. I will have to look for an alternative.

Super story

Move to the mainland...

Smh. Before yhu rent the house, didn't yhu enquire about the available amenities in the house?

Well, get yhurself a GP tank and look for a tanker to be supplying yhu. That is, if yhu must continue to stay there.


1k pure to bath, what about the rest room? Abi yhu no dey use toilet? I won't ask about laundry because yhu can easily take yhur clothes to dry cleaners but yhur boxers nko?


Ewww, I just don't want to imagine it sha.

It is well

Island (Surrounded by water) without water for usages no be Juju be dat?

Nigeria is irredeemable.

No country can progress with disunity, corruption, incompetent leaders, disregard for rule of law, hatred, tribalism and religious bigotry.

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Na you wan go stay lekki na.... No complain

This can't be real wtf

Who send you?As you dey there e get why?Your reason to dey there far out weight the sachets water you dey take bath..
You gettrit..