Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- "This is a sprawling slum with more than its fair share of brothels and shacks. This is no place to raise children at all!", said Tamuno, as he drove through Festac Town's First Avenue.

"If you ask me, I'd say that Festac should be recognised as the most red-light-friendly estate in Lagos, as churches virtually exist within the bear-hug embrace of brothels," answered Dike.

Talk of sin and holiness being next-door neighbours!

In saner times, several decades ago, that avenue was labelled 'Cocaine Avenue' on account of its exotic buildings which were thought to belong to free spending drug lords. Not surprising, though; opulence and rumour are like bee and nectar.

Idyllic Estate

It was the place to be in the 80s. At ...