Nigeria housing: 'I live in a floating slum' in Lagos

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Nigeria housing: 'I live in a floating slum' in Lagos


As a UN report is released condemning the poor state of housing provision in Nigeria, the BBC's Mayeni Jones visits a precarious community in the commercial capital, Lagos.

From above, the Oko-Agbon neighbourhood, in the infamous Makoko floating slum, looks almost picturesque.

Little wooden shacks on stilts sit on top of dark water.

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Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51677371?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world&link_location=live-reporting-story

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