The village of Sabo Hausawa is located Kuje. It is a 50-minute ride on a motorcycle from the popular Kuje tipper garage in the Federal Capital Territory.
The journey is strenuous due to the unpaved, bumpy, semi graded hilly roads leading in, indicating abandonment from authorities.‘Cononavirus Myth’“I don’t know it, I have not seen it, we are hardworking people, I am a teacher,’’ he said. ‘’But I came to the village to work on my farm. I heard when I went to Kuje that there is a disease called coronavirus, and we have to wash our hands, but we know this thing is not possible in the village.
Like Mr Abubakar, some other residents of Sabo Hausawa, Sabo Marai, Shazhi, and Rubochi, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES, said they have only heard of coronavirus from fellow farmers, ‘’who went to sell in town, and they were chased back because of the lockdown’’.The federal government has placed Ogun, Lagos and the FCT under lockdown to curb the spread of the disease.Nigeria, with an estimated population of 200 million, has over 1, 300 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 30 deaths as of April 28.
Some of them say it was just another ploy to siphon money from the nation’s coffers and deceive the people. Nevertheless, they reckoned that even if the disease is real, it was for the rich and maybe a punishment for those in power.A 30-year-old woman, Zulu Muhammed, said no government agency, health specialist, or local government ‘’has come to tell us what coronavirus is and what to do to avoid it’’.
A visit to the only primary healthcare that serves seven communities depicted either abandonment or lack of maintenance. When asked why a pamphlet on COVID-19 he showed the reporter was written in English when most of the residents can’t even speak or write in English, Mr Sarkiya said he usually translates it for them.
Residents said they are not bothered about the virus as normal business activities still take place. When PREMIUM TIMES asked, the villagers said they lack knowledge about preventive measures to curb coronavirus.Many families in Langbasa area of Lagos were seen in ramshackle rooms where potable water is alien and residents find it difficult to purchase sanitisers.
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