Allen Avenue: Inside Lagos's most famous street

Allen Avenue never sleeps.

Allen Avenue is one of the busiest streets in Lagos. Credit: Omon Okhuevbie / Ikeja Record

For many people, Allen Avenue is a red light district. But for Ahunanya Faith, it is home.

Things went south for Faith when her father lost his job; they had to survive on profit from her mother’s groundnut business and moved from Oregun to a small apartment around …