Igando

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Igando
Community
Igando Area.jpg
Igando bus-stop (June 2024)
State Lagos State
Local Government Area Alimosho
Government
  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu PDP
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST)
Postal Code
102213

Igando also known as Igando road is a community located in the Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria. [1] On the 26 July 2016, suspected Niger Delta militants invaded the town, killing several people and destroying properties. [2] [3] Alimosho General Hospital is located along the Igando road leading to Isheri egbeda road. [4]

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Geography

Igando is a busy area in Lagos state due to its popular local markets and road dimension which leads to Iyana-Iba, Isheri egbeda road and Ikotun. [5] [6] Along the road leading from the Igando bus-stop to Ikotun is where the Igando Community High School is located. [7] The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit System is also located at the bus-stop of Igando.

Market

It is surrounded with local markets being called Igando market, well known in the city of Alimosho, Lagos state. [8]

Education

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References

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  6. "Igando, Governor's road residents lament power outage for 3 weeks". Vanguard newspaper. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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  8. "LAGESC Denies Demanding Money To Reopen Igando Market – Corps Marshal". Independent newspaper. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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