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Gangs of Lagos: How Badoo Affects Ikorodu's Economy

Jul 31, 2017 | 12:03 GMT

Over the past half-decade, gang violence has risen in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and commercial capital.

Over the past half-decade, gang violence has risen in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and commercial capital.

(PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)

Over the past half-decade, gang violence has risen in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and commercial capital. While many Lagosians have suffered loss of life, health or property, few have been direct targets of the violence. But with the advent of the Badoo gang, that time-honored pattern of criminality has been upended....

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