''Law and Disorder in Lagos'' is a 2010 British documentary film by

Louis Theroux Louis Sebastian Theroux (; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentarian, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating fro ...

. Theroux journeys to

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, the largest city in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

, to investigate the nature of law and order in the rapidly expanding city. There he follows the

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

-run

paramilitary A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...

task force KAI (

Kick Against Indiscipline Kick Against Indiscipline, commonly known as KAI, is an environmental law enforcement unit established in November 2003 by the Lagos State government of Nigeria to monitor and enforce environmental law in the state. The agency was established to ...

), notorious

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leader MC Oluomo, and young gang members known as "Area Boys" who unofficially run neighbourhoods for money. On 30 September 2015, Kunle "Mammok" Mamowora, Theroux's guide around Lagos and Chief Security Officer to MC Oluomo, was shot and killed by assailants who were believed to be members of a rival political group.

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* {{Louis Theroux Louis Theroux's BBC Two specials BBC television documentaries 2010 television specials Documentary films about Lagos Television episodes set in Nigeria BBC travel television series