Obalende

for the restaurant in London see Obalende Suya Restaurant

Obalende
Neighborhood
Obalende Location in Lagos
Coordinates: 6°26′41″N 3°25′3″E / 6.44472°N 3.41750°E / 6.44472; 3.41750Coordinates: 6°26′41″N 3°25′3″E / 6.44472°N 3.41750°E / 6.44472; 3.41750
Country	Nigeria
State	Lagos State
City	Lagos
LGA	Eti-Osa
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Obalende is a neighborhood of Lagos, located in Eti-Osa LGA, close to Lagos Island. Eti-Osa was split by the Lagos state government into local Community development Areas (LCDA) which Ikoyi - Obalende is one.^[1][2] It contains many schools Holy Child College Obalende, St Gregory's College, Aunty Ayo International school and Girls Secondary Grammar School. It is bordered by the police barracks and Army barracks. Obalende is extremely crowded and congested. Obalende is famous for its night life, its red light district and for its suya with a junction popularly called Suya junction.

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