Despite the lockdown order in Lagos, FCT and Ogun State over the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, it seems people are beginning to undermine the importance of ‘stay at home order’. For some days now, just 7 days into the total lockdown that was supposed to last for 2 weeks, massive traffic is beginning to resurface in many parts of Lagos.

According to what we learnt, areas like Lekki-Epe Expressway and Eko Bridge are now experiencing high gridlock. The traffic was reportedly caused by the police officers, deployed to those areas to enforce the lockdown order issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

According to Bala Elkanah, the Police PRO in Lagos State, confirmed this recently in a report, saying:

“We narrowed the road and blocked it to ensure effective checking of vehicles before allowing them to pass.

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