As President Muhammadu Buhari broadens the coronavirus lockdown in high-chance states, Nigerians have expressed worries on the high instances of burglary approaching.
After the expiration of the 14 days lockdown prior declared, Mr Buhari on Saturday encouraged Nigerians to keep on following the stay-at-home order.
A presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, noticed that the president has requested the arrival of 70,000 tons of grain to expand the progressing palliative being given to defenseless Nigerians.
All things considered, The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned against potential aims by nations to end their limitation of restrictions 'too early'. Like Nigeria, numerous nations have forced restriction limitations on residents to check the spread of the pandemic.
The director-general of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, at a press conference Friday said lifting limitations also rapidly could prompt a savage resurgence. He said the coronavirus gives off an impression of being easing back in probably the hardest-hit nations in Europe like Spain, Italy, Germany, and France; in any case, lifting stay-at-home requests too early could prompt a "savage resurgence," He said.
Nigeria has recorded 374 cases in nineteen states as at the hour of documenting this report.
After the expiration of the 14 days lockdown prior declared, Mr Buhari on Saturday encouraged Nigerians to keep on following the stay-at-home order.
A presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, noticed that the president has requested the arrival of 70,000 tons of grain to expand the progressing palliative being given to defenseless Nigerians.
All things considered, The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned against potential aims by nations to end their limitation of restrictions 'too early'. Like Nigeria, numerous nations have forced restriction limitations on residents to check the spread of the pandemic.
The director-general of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, at a press conference Friday said lifting limitations also rapidly could prompt a savage resurgence. He said the coronavirus gives off an impression of being easing back in probably the hardest-hit nations in Europe like Spain, Italy, Germany, and France; in any case, lifting stay-at-home requests too early could prompt a "savage resurgence," He said.
Nigeria has recorded 374 cases in nineteen states as at the hour of documenting this report.
Crime rate
There have been reports of distress and thefts in Ogun and Lagos states. The Lagos State Police Order, through its spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said there were three instances of thefts, one in Ogun people group and two in Lagos people group as of late.
He said gangsters and rapscallions have conceived another method for burglarizing individuals during the lockdown not the same as the reports being circulated on social media platforms.
He said gangsters and rapscallions have conceived another method for burglarizing individuals during the lockdown not the same as the reports being circulated on social media platforms.
“You know their style? They will step out in the name of supremacy fight, just to create confusion and draw people from their houses and start stealing from them and snatching phones.”
He said there was a faction conflict inside Ogun Community near Alakuko region, and the zone had been battling this for as long as a week while the Ogun State police order had been making captures.
He said during the 'arranged' supremacy battles, they plunder from individuals, take telephones, particularly from the individuals who will not sit in their homes.
He said during the 'arranged' supremacy battles, they plunder from individuals, take telephones, particularly from the individuals who will not sit in their homes.
“Due to the proximity of the community to Lagos State, once the clash starts, the Lagos State Command receives multiple calls from people on robbery and hoodlums disturbing the area and we rush there.”
“Because we are very close to the community, we had to send some of our men to help them, and also because those hoodlums trying to escape the Ogun State police split into Lagos communities. Nine of them were arrested yesterday,” Mr Elkana said.
He said seven hoodlums were also arrested at Apapa area of Lagos after staging a supremacy fight and looting from residents.“Those reports are not real, I’m giving the scenarios of the real cases,” he said, at the mention of Ogba, Abule Egba, Agege and other communities.
“We had another incident at the Ilaje-Ajah community, they had issues two days ago. You know these people have hostility for years because of dredging. Because these guys are on lockdown, they cannot come out to dredge again, so they started fighting themselves just to steal also. We got 20 of them arrested,” he said.
Mr Elkana said whenever the hoodlums start fighting, they cause commotion in the communities to draw people out and because people do not sit in their houses, they steal from them.
“Those are the few attempts we have, all others are false.”
“They keep on stretching our people, we push them and they go, not nothing there. What we did to them now is that we deployed all our tactical units last night permanently to those areas,” he said.
Grouse
Numerous Nigerians have expressed their complaints on the expansion of the lockdown without fundamental palliatives. Over the most recent couple of weeks, state governments have additionally turned out boost bundles which are minute when contrasted with the population of the nation. A human rights lobbyist and lawful master, Festus Ogun, said the expansion is convenient yet will fall flat without adequate help for residents.
“Beyond the controversial palliatives the Federal Government says it gave poorest of the poor people, the reality is that the hardship and hunger in the land outweigh the unrealistic measures put in place. It is the reason why you see unrest, violence and robbery in the land, even despite the lockdown.”
“FG must brace up and face the reality and stop playing hide and seek. The government owes a duty to provide security and welfare for its people. Failure to abundantly provide for the same during this period would spell nothing other than disaster and untold calamity,” He told POLITICS NIGERIA on Sunday.
Another human rights activist, Olorunfemi Adeyeye, said he has foreseen an increase in crime due to the hunger bedevilling the impoverished.
He explained its sociological consequence as a result of the survival instinct inherent in man.
“I do not see the extension of lock-down without real palliatives for the masses as a solution at all. No curve can be flattened when hunger strikes.”
“Not justifying crime, but there is an upsurge in the rate of armed robbery, even in broad daylight in major cities across the country since the lockdown. It’s been a gory tale,” Mr Adeyeye stated.
Other reactions from twitter
@Lex_teff: “Dear Nigerian youths, this is how d revolution will start, we all came out in our large numbers in unity and one voice to protect out communities and our families last night from armed robbers. Soon we will come out against greedy and corrupt leaders for a better nija #LagosUnrest”
Dear Nigerian youths,this is how d revolution will start, we all came out in our large numbers in unity and one voice to protect out communities and our families last night from armed robbers. Soon we will come out against greedy and corrupt leaders for a better nija #LagosUnrest
@AyoBankole: “I was driving on Victoria Arobieke yesterday in Lekki Phase 1 & met a road block of fierce men with placards that read “Hunger. No food. No jobs. Lockdown”. Begging for money.”
“When we shout poverty, we aren’t discussing some theoretical nonsense. This #LagosUnrest is the result.”
I was driving on Victoria Arobieke yesterday in Lekki Phase 1 & met a road block of fierce men with placards that read “Hunger. No food. No jobs. Lockdown”. Begging for money.
When we shout poverty, we aren’t discussing some theoretical nonsense. This #LagosUnrest is the result.
@skood009: “This is what happens when a few keeps enriching themselves at the expense of many poor. “Olowo kan larin Otoshi mefa” #anarchy coming should @MBuhari extends lockdown.
This is what happens when a few keeps enriching themselves at the expense of many poor. "Olowo kan larin Otoshi mefa"#anarchy coming should @MBuhari extends lockdown. twitter.com/segalink/statu…
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