Nigerians in megacity Lagos start panic buying after president imposes 14-day lockdown
A general view of a food market after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease , in Lagos, Nigeria March 30, 2020
“Everything is expensive, may God help us,” said Jimoh Kolawole at the Oyingbo market on Lagos Island. Her home is a one-storey compound shared with about 20 other families, each with one room. A wooden board divides Adejokun’s house into a bedroom and parlour. That accommodates her, her husband, three children and her mother-in-law. All the residents share a single toilet and bathroom.
Banks became another casualty of the uncertainty, as throngs of people filled branches around the city to withdraw as much cash as possible before isolation began.
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