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Igando also known as Igando road is a community located in the Alimosho local government area of Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria. On the 26 July 2016, suspected Niger Delta militants invaded the town, killing several people and destroying properties. Alimosho General Hospital is located along the Igando road leading to Isheri egbeda road.
The Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway is an 81-kilometre-long (50 mi) expressway connecting Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, and Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State,and Lagos Nigeria's largest city. The Lagos - Abeokuta expressway is Nigeria busiest highway, linking metropolitan and greater Lagos, with other Nigerian states.
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- ↑ "LASEMA Quenches Fire at Lagos Access Bank, Prevents Petrol Truck Explosion at Iyana-Iba". This day newspaper.
- ↑ "Fighting In Iyana Iba/Alaba Rago Among Okada Riders, Not Yoruba And Hausa, Says Lagos Police Command". tribuneonlineng newspaper. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "Iyana-Iba Riot: RTEAN suspends 'Student' for instigating unrest". Vanguard newspaper. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ↑ "Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Iyana-Iba bridge 'll be delivered in 4thQ – Sanwo-Olu". The Sun newspaper. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Robbers storm Lagos market; cart away valuables". Premium times newspaper. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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