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"I make more money and it is less expensive to maintain," he told the BBC at his food court location in the Ikeja area.

The helicopter came down in Ikeja, a busy area of the city, said Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency.

The accident happened at a bus stop in the Ikeja axis of Lagos, a city of around 20 million people, Lagos state emergency services said in a statement.

It applies to six local government areas - Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland and Apapa - and came into force on 1 June.

An artisan residing in Ikeja, Wasiu Adekoya, bemoaned the highhandedness of the riders.