My Makoko experience is one experience i would never forget. Makoko is a settlement area in Yaba, Lagos state.
The Makoko Experience
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![On both sides of the plane, there is a triangle in front of and behind the wings above the windows [Michael Quandt/Bild]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "On both sides of the plane, there is a triangle in front of and behind the wings above the windows [Michael Quandt/Bild]")
The people in that settlement practically live on water, feed on sea food, and bath from the water below their houses.
Words cannot describe how I felt seeing them in that state. This photo is an aerial view of the whole settlement.
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