Coronavirus: Panic buying begins in Abuja, Lagos markets - Premium Times Nigeria

Markets in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and environs have closed in response to the government’s stay-at-home order while panic buying is intensifying.

Some of the petty traders were seen making brisk business as they hawked these items at prices above the usual.At Wuse market, there was partial compliance with the directives by the FCT Minister, Musa Bello, for all markets to be closed by Wednesday morning. “There is nothing like coronavirus in this country. So, nobody can shut the market. How do we survive and feed our family if the market is closed?” he shouted.

“Let the government know that it is not fair what they are doing us. We were just told late yesterday by the Wuse Market Association that we will not be allowed to open for two weeks. “But what I am saying is that it would have been better for the government to allow the virus to kill us than to ask us to close our market without providing an alternative for us.

As would be expected, the panic among buyers has triggered a massive hike in the prices of available foodstuffs in the markets visited. “A measure of garri, which used to go for N150 now attract a N300 price tag, while a bag now goes for N15,000, against the usual N7,000. He said many of the people say are out to stock up their homes with essentials as no one knows how long the stay-at-home will last, or when the COVID-19 crisis would abate.

At Sahad stores, the traffic in the popular shop more than doubled the usual as customers experienced difficulties getting parking spaces for their cars. Porters and wheelbarrow pushers were seen panting and sweating at Ketu bus-stop as they carry loads of food items all the way from the market, about two kilometres distance to where their owners parked their cars.

Cars at the other side of the popular market inward Ikorodu suffered a traffic gridlock, cars inward Ojota were slowed down as the walkway was too crowded for human movement.

This is so serious..... things are getting the herk high.....🤦🤦🤦

It's no longer panic buying, this is reality.

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