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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Having lived for exactly half his life under a bridge in Nigeria\u2019s biggest city, Lagos, Liya\u2019u Sa\u2019adu sees himself as the \u201cguardian\u201d for the many other homeless people who have joined him there.<\/p>\n

More than 60 men now live in the tightly knit outdoor community \u2013 with the busy and noisy Obalende Bridge over them \u2013 as renting even a shack has proved unaffordable for them.<\/p>\n

Mr Sa\u2019adu advises the newcomers \u2013 often young people from far-away towns and villages \u2013 on how to be streetwise in fast-paced Lagos, where it is easy to fall into crime and drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am 60 and there are young people who came here a few months ago or a few years ago. I see it as my responsibility to guide them,\u201d he tells the BBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is so easy to lose track here in Lagos, especially for young people because there is no family to watch their steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like most of those who live under the bridge, he speaks Hausa, the most widely spoken language in the north of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He arrived here from the small town of Zurmi in north-western Zamfara state in 1994 \u2013 but all those he made friends with then have either died or have moved back to their hometowns or villages.<\/p>\n

Tukur Garba, who began living under the bridge five years ago, says Mr Sa\u2019adu\u2019s advice has been invaluable and he commands huge respect from those who arrive to try their luck in Nigeria\u2019s economic hub.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old hails down from the far northern state of Katsina, about 1,000km (621 miles) away.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is like our elder brother because he has been here for so long. We do need words of wisdom from him because it is easy to get in trouble in Lagos,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The area has now been dubbed \u201cKarkashin Gada\u201d, which in the Hausa language means \u201cUnder the Bridge\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people who come here know someone who is already staying here or have a contact who told them about Karkashin Gada,\u201d Mr Sa\u2019adu says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I came here, there were less than 10 people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adamu Sahara, who has lived in an apartment close to Karkashin Gada for more than 30 years, says that homelessness is increasing in Lagos.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsecurity [including an insurgency by jihadist groups] and the failing economy has made a lot of people to flee northern Nigeria,\u201d Mr Sahara says.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerian leaders have to be aware of what is happening so they can fix the problem because no human being is supposed to sleep under a bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Karkashin Gada\u2019s longest resident has no plans to return to Zamfara as economic opportunities there remain bleak with kidnapping and banditry on the rise.<\/p>\n

This has forced many people to abandon their businesses and farms as they risk being taken hostage by gangs demanding ransom payments.<\/p>\n

To make life as comfortable as possible, Mr Sa\u2019adu has acquired a mattress, some bedding, a wooden cabinet and a mosquito net.<\/p>\n

He has put the mattress on top of the cabinet, and that is where he sleeps.<\/p>\n

Mr Sa\u2019adu is among the better-off as some of the other men who live there have no furniture, and share sleeping mats which they roll out on the floor.<\/p>\n

Thankfully the risk of theft is minimal as some \u201cresidents\u201d of Karkashin Gada are usually around, either working or enjoying their time off.<\/p>\n

They all use a nearby public bath and toilet at a cost of 100 naira ($0.06; \u00a30.05) a visit.<\/p>\n

Cooking \u2013 or lighting fires, even in winter \u2013 rarely happens in Karkashin Gada as most of its inhabitants buy food from vendors who sell dishes popular with northerners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the places in Lagos where you see a large number of people from northern Nigeria so I sell fura [millet flour mixed with fermented milk] here and I am happy to say a lot of people do buy,\u201d food vendor Aisha Hadi tells the BBC.<\/p>\n

During his three decades in Lagos, Mr Sa\u2019adu has progressed from being a shoe-shiner to being a scrap-metal seller \u2013 picking up metal from the streets and workshops for a business that sells it on for recycling.<\/p>\n

It earns him an average of 5,000 naira ($3; \u00a32) a day, above the extreme poverty threshold of $1.90 a day but barely enough for him to survive.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget I have to also send money to my family back in Zamfara every week, so it is a continuous struggle,\u201d Mr Sa\u2019adu says.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how many people sleep on Lagos\u2019 streets, but non-governmental organisations say they are up to half-a-million.<\/p>\n

In the last few months, the Karkashin Gada community has come under heavy pressure from the Lagos state environmental task force.<\/p>\n

Its officers carry out occasional raids as they say people are living there illegally.<\/p>\n

Those arrested risk fines of up to 20,000 naira ($12; \u00a39), a week\u2019s income for many of the people living under the bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey come at around 1am or 2am, to arrest people sleeping here. Where do they want us to go?\u201d Mr Garba says, adding that by morning most \u201cresidents\u201d will have returned.<\/p>\n

He urges the government to show compassion, and \u201cto look into the issue of housing so that poor people like us can get good places to live\u201d.<\/p>\n

But in Nigeria, the government does not provide shelter for homeless people. Nor is there any plan to do so.<\/p>\n

Instead, the current focus in Lagos is on helping people on low salaries \u2013 such as cleaners, drivers and messengers in offices \u2013 to buy homes.<\/p>\n

For people like Mr Sa\u2019adu, any type of housing in Lagos is unaffordable \u2013 renting a shack in an informal settlement costs around 100,000 naira ($48; \u00a362) a year, while in a working-class area, a small apartment costs around 350,000 naira ($220; \u00a3170) annually.<\/p>\n

Worse still, many landlords demand a year\u2019s rent at the time of occupation, with no plans by the government to regulate the market despite the fact that the cost-of-living crisis is making housing unaffordable for even some young professionals.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, the likes of Mr Sa\u2019adu have resigned themselves to continue living under Obalende Bridge.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering what I do, it\u2019s difficult to save enough to get a decent place to stay,\u201d he says as he lies on his mattress with the noise of vehicles driving just above his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am already used to the sound of cars. It doesn\u2019t affect my sleep at all especially after a tired day,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

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