Five days of lockdown feel like five years – Lagosians cry out

Many Lagos residents, who spoke to The Nation on Saturday, especially the ones from families that are not used to bulk purchase of food items, are going through hard times as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown.

Mrs. Babatunde Ajala, a pastor’s wife, said before the lockdown, her neighbour told her about buying things in bulk but she did not have enough money to do so then.

“I have never bought things in bulk in my life. I don’t even have a fridge or a good place to store anything as we live in a makeshift house, so I ignored her but on the second day of the lockdown, we became very hungry |||READ MORE …