Lagos Residents Hit The Streets To Protest As Hunger Strikes Hard Amid Lockdown
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos state on Tuesday, March 24, issued a
sit-at-home order across the state to enable the government tackle
further spread of coronavirus. A week later, President Muhammadu Buhari
in a nationwide broadcast, ordered a lockdown across Lagos, Abuja and
Ogun states as part of measures to curb the disease. However, since the
lockdown order by Buhari took effect on Monday, 30th March by 11pm,
there have been many criticisms and outcries as citizens lambasted
government for not providing palliatives to enable people cope during
the shutdown.
With over a week into lockdown for residents of
Lagos state, some Lagosians have taken to the streets to lament and even
challenge members of the state’s task force. In a video which has gone
viral on social media, the residents stated that hunger and epileptic
power supply makes it difficult for them to stay at home.
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