Nigerian govt seeks to stop child hawking

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Toye Olori | Lagos, Nigeria

It’s a phenomenon that became noticeable in the 1980s, and is now a permanent feature of the urban landscape in Nigeria: children hawking goods on the streets.

Take 10-year-old Bimbo Dada, for example. Last week, she was meandering between vehicles in one of Lagos’s many traffic jams -- also referred to as “go-slows” -- selling sachets of water to motorists. Although the Lagos state government has banned trading in traffic jams because of the dangers it poses to hawkers, the practice continues unabated due to lack of enforcement.

“I no go school. My mama go market, but me I sell pure water to help am. I sell one bag one day ,” Bimbo said in the pidgin English spoken widely in Nigeria. A sachet of water sells for less than one United States cent.

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