LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's announcement imposing a 14-day lockdown on sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city triggered a last-minute ...
People walk along a main road wearing face masks at Yaba in Lagos, on Feb 28, 2020. LAGOS: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's announcement imposing a 14-day lockdown on sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city triggered a last-minute rush on Monday as people hurried to stock up on food and other supplies.
"Rice, beans, cassava grain and palm oil are all expensive, even onions. Only God can help us." he said, the back of his car laden with sacks of flour, rice and yam.Lagos, the epicentre of Nigeria's coronavirus outbreak which has so far spawned 111 confirmed cases, is home to at least 20 million people. Many of them dwell in slums and eke out a living at the best of times. Social safety nets do not exist.
Buhari's edict has left people from various backgrounds confused. While he ordered movement to cease, he allowed food retailers, medical facilities and some other businesses to remain open.In Lagos, drinking water vendors were not sure if they could operate. Farmers who deliver food to apartments and homes said they were not registered as companies so might not be exempt.
A week earlier, Lagos State's governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, acknowledged the difficulty of a total lockdown.
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