Though the economy in Lagos continues to boom, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. Makoko, possibly the biggest floating slum in the world, is just a 15-minute drive away from Lagos Island, the central business district where most Nigerian celebrities and billionaires live. Economists worry that such inequality could worsen insecurity in the state.

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