1966 Press Photo Tall buildings in the city of Lagos, Nigeria - pio11682

Nigeria - In Lagos, Nigeria, today, multistory buildings, bottom, conceal the sprawling tin-roofed shanty towns, similar to top scene, where thousands of Nigerians live and die among open sewers, rat-infested dwellings and appalling poverty. Cleaning up the slums is one of the jobs facing the new military regime headed by Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi

Photo is dated 1966.

Photo measures 8 x 6 inches.