Lockdown relaxation: Nigerians storm banks, markets, violate physical distancing order
Heavy traffic along Airport road in Abuja yesterday morning, after the lockdown was eased by the federal government in Abujaobserved that residents within Abuja capital city and environs flouted the physical distancing order of the federal government to curb the spread of the pandemic.
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