The village of Itu-Agon is situated on an island in the Lagos Lagoon. The village lacks running water, electricity, sanitation and other basic essential services.

My team (Thompson Ayodele and Thomas Adedayo) and I first visited the village and two others on November 10, 2006.  We picked Itu-Agon for our Malaria-Free Zone project. The village was to be sprayed and the villagers provided with insecticide-treated bed nets and anti-malarial drugs. The village was sprayed on February 10 and the anti-malarial supplies purchased. February 14 was set as the delivery date.

We bundled ourselves into a canoe and began the trip to the village.
	Thomas Adedayo, George Ayittey, and Thompson Ayodele in a canoe heading to the Village of Itu-Agon.
	A bevy of village women in a canoe, singing and waving the bed nets they have received, escorted us to the village, where we received a warm welcome.
	Happy to receive the bed nets
	Dancing and singing
	Showing off their bed nets
	A warm welcome at the village
	The linguist declaring the ceremony open
	The Baale (Chief) of the village speaks to the gathering
	Dr. Ayittey speaks to the village gathering with simultaneous translation by Thomas Adedayo
	A panoramic view of the gathering with bed nets in the background
	Heads bowed in prayer and thanks
	A cross-section of the village gathering
	The children apparently baffled by all the commotion
	A beautiful village woman in stoic silence and majestic patience