Coronavirus: Shehu Sani Says Nigerians May Die Of Hunger Over Lockdown

Sani said the country may witness a situation where citizens would be dying of hunger and starvation after exhausting what they had stockpiled at home.

A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has called on both the federal and state governments to roll out palliatives to mitigate the effect of the Coronavirus lockdown in most parts of the country.

Sani said the country may witness a situation where citizens would be dying of hunger and starvation after exhausting what they had stockpiled at home. 

He added that the situation may lead to an uprising and total breakdown of law and order in an attempt for survival.

Sani said, “When the stock of food and water in the homes of people are exhausted, there will be nothing else left to fear and no law and directives left to obey.” 

The previous lawmaker pummeled the Kaduna State Government for not setting up measures to ease the hardship individuals were experiencing because of lockdown. The representative called for earnest measures to pad the impact of the limitation on development for the general population. Nigeria as of now has 97 affirmed instances of Coronavirus and one recorded death