PHOTOS: ‘Crowded buses, rowdy ATM points’ — Nigerians shun social distancing as lockdown ends
Some residents of Ogun, Lagos and Abuja resumed normal activities on Monday — five weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the areas.
When the president ordered the lockdown on March 30, there were 131 confirmed cases of COVID-19, but as of the time the measure was eased, the country had 2,588 cases.
Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of the presidential task force on COVID-19, had said the relaxation of the lockdown was a difficult decision.
He, however, appealed to citizens to adhere strictly to the rules of the Nigeria Centre of Disease and Control (NCDC), especially on social distancing.
TheCable went round Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to check the level of compliance with NCDC guidelines.
Below are pictures:
The crowd at GTB on 3rd Avenue, Gwarimpa estate, Abuja, on Monday morning
No social distancing at Access Bank branch opposite Alaba Rago, Lagos-Badagry expressway
A bus heading to Oshodi from Iyana Ipaja in Lagos
A face mask seller at Iyana-Ipaja roundabout
Social distancing? This sachet water seller and the buyer have face masks on, and not too close to each other.
People waiting to get into Access Bank, 3rd Avenue, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja
A woman and her kids with face masks at Agege, Lagos
An elderly woman crossing the road at Iyana-Ipaja
Stadium bus stop, Surulere, Lagos, is empty
Busy Tejuosho market, Yaba, Lagos
Ikotun roundabout, Lagos
Okada riders masked for work in Abuja
Some passengers running to enter a Mile2 bus from Iyana Iba. There is a 100% increase in fare from N200 to N400
Passengers entering a cab at the ever busy Area 3 junction in Abuja
ATM Queue, Zenith Bank, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos.
No face masks, yet this okada has two passengers
A police officer inspecting transporters’ compliance with new spacing arrangement for passengers in Ikeja
Handwashing before entering the federal high court in Abuja
Seats on a BRT bus marked for social distancing
Some beggars at Igando bus stop also complied with the use of face masks. But they ignored social distancing.
Closure of boundary between Lagos and Ogun state
Passengers wearing face masks on a tricycle at Akute in Ogun
No social distancing as banks resume in Akute, Ogun state
18-seater bus filled with passengers on Ikorodu road
Lagos residents boarding a BRT bus on their way to work on Monday
Passengers wait for cabs on airport road, Abuja
Ogudu bus stop, Lagos
People waiting for the doors of this GTB branch at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, to be opened
Crowd at Access Bank in Ogba, Lagos
Customers at the entrance of Keystone Bank, Ogba, Lagos
Residents of Ijebu Ode, Ogun state queue to use First bank ATM
Customers outside Guaranty Trust bank, Ijebu Ode. Ogun state
Customers besiege Zenith bank, Ijebu Ode on Monday morning
No crowd at federal secretariat, Abuja
No social distancing at this First bank ATM, Abuja
Customers at a Zenith bank, Abuja
Overcrowded bus
Access bank ATM in Ayobo, Lagos state
First bank ATM in Ayebo, Lagos state
Few cars ply Area 1 roundabout, Abuja
Limit on number of passengers only apply in Lagos, not in Ogun State, says this tricycle rider
Police officer negotiating with bus driver and passengers to allow them pass after overloading
Boundary of Lagos and Ogun state through Ayetoro (Ado-Ota LGA)
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