Following the circulation of some texts on social media platforms advising Nigerians to take their bath with salt water,the country’s residents have trooped out in numbers to buy every pinch of salt they can lay their hands on.
In an interview with Iya Ramotu, a shop owner, HotSwen Media gathered the following information.
HotSwen Correspondent: Good morning ma, may I know you ?
Iya Ramotu: Good morning, my name is Iya Ramotu, I own this shop
HotSwen Correspondent: Please I want to buy some salt
Iya Ramotu: Salt has finish o, people have come and buy all my salt since morning…
HotSwen Correspondent: Madam, but why is everyone buying salt today?
Iya Ramotu: Me I don’t know o, but I heard someone saying Ebo, or Eba something.
HotSwen Correspondent: You mean Ebola ?
Iya Ramotu: Yes Yes Yes , Ebola, they said they want to use the salt to baff away Ebola.
HotSwen Correspondent: So madam now that salt has finished in your shop what next?
Iya Ramotu: It is not only in my shop o, salt has finish everywhere in Nigeria, I have called all my suppliers and they talk say salt don finish everywhere. Na Maggi we dey sell give people now.
HotSwen Correspondent: Maggi?
Iya Ramotu: Yes, people dey buy Maggi too, dem talk say since salt fit kill Ebola, Maggi too fit kill am , when Maggi sef finish dem go start to dey use Knorr, Onga and even Pepper baff.
HotSwen Correspondent:Ohh wow , thanks for this interview Iya Ramotu.
Iya Ramotu: No problem my brother, you go buy Maggi?
HotSwen Correspondent: No Thank you ma.

That is what Iya Ramotu had to say. Soap manufacturers have however been complaining bitterly as salt and Maggi shares have risen highly against Soap shares on the stock market..

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