Lagos holds many secrets and within its most infamous streets, vices like prostitution and drug use sit beside corporate and private wealth. On one of his more popular tracks, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, a Lagosian if there ever was one, sings “Igba to d’eko, o m’eyo”. It roughly translates to mean, “Since you’ve not been to Lagos, you can’t know Eyo”.This statement is true of the Eyo masquerade and many other novelties that Lagos hides, ready to show anyone who’s willing. Sometimes, the secrets are the kind that has earned Lagos a subtle reputation for infamy, the scary and the scandalous. On Allen Avenue, for instance, the story becomes one of sex and debauchery as soon as night falls. ALSO READ: Why keeping Lagos clean will take a collective effortHere are 5 such streets that Allen Avenue would be proud of:1. Ayilara Street, OjuelegbaSurulere has long been one of the main residential suburbs in Lagos. Its many neighbourhoods are dotted with recording studios that have produced icons like OJB Jezreel and Wizkid.
