When Lagos builds where water flows

By Divinegeace OnosetaleThere is a reality that has always shaped Lagos: water. From its creeks and lagoons to its wetlands, floodplains and drainage channels, water is woven into the city’s landscape.But as Lagos grows and development spreads, some of the natural and planned pathways through which water moves are coming under increasing pressure.A drainage setback becomes a shop. A fence creeps closer to a channel. An extension takes over another piece of open space. A wetland is filled