Nigeria: Lagos State bans street traders · Global Voices
Sokari Ekine

Naijablog reports on the banning of street trading by the Lagos State Government which he describes as another “outburst of fantasy politics.” He asks:  “Where are these people supposed to go? How are they supposed to find an alternative means of living? No doubt a certain percentage will be forced to turn to crime, armed robbery etc. in a city which has security issues already”