Nigeria, July 6 -- Langbasa in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State is a paradox. While it provides a safe haven for some notable personalities, it is equally a community filled with many Nigerians battling for survival, even before the outbreak of coronavirus.

Afsat Agbomabini, a 55-years-old widow and mother of two children, is one of the latter.

When PREMIUM TIMES visited the community around 5 p.m. on June 24, she sat dejectedly, in front of her rented 'face me and face you' apartment, which was badly in need of improvement. Its dingy bricks were streaked by the constant dripping of water from the gutter.

Dressed in a faded 'ankara' wrapper and an old T-shirt, she shared her situation with our correspondent. Her immediate p...