The number of homeless people living under the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange at Circle in Accra is soaring.
Gradually, the pavements and median section under the Circle Interchange particularly between the Kaneshie Station and SSNIT Informal Sector, is being turned into homes for the destitute including men, women, and children as well as the old and the young, The Ghanaian Times has observed.
Threat to commuters Some destitutes taking over the pavement at the Circle interchange The destitute are becoming a threat to commuters and drivers as they wash, cook, and sleep in the spaces under the overpass.
The children among the destitute are also becoming a nuisance to commuters and passersby as they forcibly beg for money and alms.
