Filmmaker Imoh Umoren has taken to his twitter page to share his experience from some of his trips abroad. The filmmaker wrote about poverty and compared New York to Lagos.
Umoren in the tweet he shared, revealed that he has seen more homeless people in New York City than in Lagos state. He stated that it is because poverty is everywhere and not limited to one part of a nation.
He tweeted:
“I’ve seen more homeless people in New York than I’ve seen in Lagos… because poverty is everywhere.“
Nollywood actress Beverly Naya who also contributed to the post, pointed out that living in a shack is also considered being homeless abroad.
She replied:
“Living in a shack is considered being homeless abroad tbh so yeah, definitely way more in Lagos.”