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SIN CITY: How Apapa in Lagos mixes commerce with prostitution
Locally and internationally, the name Apapa is synonymous with serious commercial and economic activities such as freight forwarding, import and export activities, among others. Located in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria, Apapa habours two seaports: Apapa Wharf and Tin-Can Island Wharf, believed to be the largest seaports in the West African sub-region. By that position, Apapa is unarguably, the lifeblood of the nation’s economy. The fact that Lagos parades itself as the economic nerve centre of Nigeria is attributable to the two seaports in Apapa and the array of industries that have attracted to the area. High volumes of economic activities such as import and export as well as other economic activities are carried out daily in the place. Consequently, it has attracted large number of people from all walks of life. People from different races, nationalities and ethnicities engage in all kinds of economic activities ranging from clearing imported goods, paying f...
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