Liya'u Sa'adu guides homeless in Lagos

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'I've been sleeping under a bridge in Lagos for 30 years'

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Liya’u Sa’adu sees himself as the "guardian" for the many other homeless people who have joined him there.

More than 60 men now live in the tightly knit outdoor community - with the busy Obalende Bridge over them - as renting even a shack has proved unaffordable for them.

The area has now been dubbed " Karkashin Gada ", which in the Hausa language means “ Under the Bridge ”.

Non-governmental organisations say up to half-a-million people sleep on Lagos ' streets.

The Karkashin Gada community has come under heavy pressure from the Lagos state environmental task force.

Those arrested risk fines of up to 20,000 naira ($ 12 ; 9 ) a week 's income for many of the people living there.

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