Lagos To Extend Lockdown Beyond 14 Days

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the lockdown order in the state may exceed two weeks.
He said this during a media briefing on Saturday, maintaining that the extension will depend on the situation of things when the current one elapses.
Sanwo-Olu who said that 109 of the 209 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria are recorded in Lagos confirms that the number of discharged patients in the state has risen to 24.
The governor, however, assured residents that palliatives would be provided.
He said, “If there’s a need to extend the lockdown, I will.
We got one discharged patient today (recovered from the coronavirus). We are going to sit down with the committee that is working on the community markets and see if we can announce more next week.”
On alleged assault of residents by enforcement agents, Sanwo-Olu said, “There’s been no backlash on the handling of people by the security operatives so far. I always tell them to ‘wear a human fa.
Meanwhile, Abuja, Lagos and Ogun are currently observing the 14-day lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.