Festac Town in the amuwo odofin area of Lagos is known as a community which boasts of sprawling building and extensive link roads, but unknown to many people, there is a business that thrives in a settlement under the Festac link bridge.
David said the sand discharging business has helped him cater for himself as well as send some money back home to his family.
While some persons in Lagos lament over the unavailability of jobs in Nigeria, some young men have taken their destiny into their hands engaging themselves in the business of offloading sand from boats under the bridge. They are called sand dischargers.
One of the young men, who gave his name as David said he decided to join the sand discharging business after failing to secure a job when he arrived Lagos from Plateau state.
Also nicknamed Davido after the popular millionaire musician, David said the sand discharging business has helped him cater for himself as well as send some money back home to his family.
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When asked about the dangers associated with offloading sand from the boats, he identified drowning as the prominent danger.
David said anyone who intends to join the trade must master how to swim because their job sometimes involves working in deep waters. He said after mastering how to swim, the rest is left for one to use his discretion because each day has its own hazard.
David and a colleague
When asked what he has achieved from the job, he said he has through the job raised money to attend seminars and gain certification in decoration. He said he also sends money home which is used in cultivating his farm.
David advised Nigerian youths to imbibe the culture of hard work, adding that the excuse that there were no jobs in Nigeria was unattainable.
See more photos below of sand dischargers:
David explaining the nature of his job
A young man offloading sand from a boat
David about to anchor a boat before the commencement of work
David in the process of anchoring a boat
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