One may wonder why the index cases in Nigeria keep increasing despite the inter-state lockdown?
It may surprise you to know that other nations have been experiencing noticeable decline in the number of COVID-19 cases but in Nigeria, NCDC keeps doling out numbers exponentially on the daily.
The incongruous livescores never stop…..
However, Jkcyno news has chosen Anambra state as a case study to further elucidate the Wickedness of these leaders who pose in the guise of helping the citizens out of COVID-19 but in the reality, they are seizing the opportunity to increase their IGR.
This is a personal tale and never hearsay…..
You’d recall that Jkcyno news reported that Anambra state government Installed a metallic gate At Onitsha Bridge head and Amansea ( video) in a bid to checkmate or clamp down on people entering the state. Although the government later denied of ever installing a gate at the famous Onitsha bridge head.
We discovered it was actually truthful as a very large metallic gates were actually installed at the foot of Anambra state side of the Bridge.
Kudos…… So laudable!!
Ordinarily, one would think that this Lockdown or border closures would be to keep people seated at home or avoid all vehicular activities but unfortunately, these people are sophisticated with their money making antics.
Jkcyno news arrived at the bridge head to get a first hand information and discovered the whole truth.
From Upper Iweka heading towards the bridge, we noticed a very long and frightening queue consisting of heavy duty trucks which occupied the central part of the road flanked by other vehicles.
It has six different lanes all trying to pass through the bridge head after paying some money to the several task force operatives who were attached to some policemen.
Asking further from one of the task forces, we discovered that the both governments of Delta state and Anambra state respectively agreed that the Delta state task force would be in charge of Anambra state side of (money collection) whilst Anambra state task force moves over across the bridge to keep collecting the offering from same vehicles that had paid to the opposite sides.
Painfully, after paying your way through Onitsha side of the toll gate, you’d have to battle more 4 different blockages at Asaba side of the bridge.
Whille all these are happening, COVID-19 would be on break drinking palm wine 🌴 only to reappear by 7pm.
They weren’t targeting private cars unless suspected of carrying passengers but heavy trucks and commercial vehicles were the main target 🎯.
Commuters on foot were made to trek through the pedestrian part of the bridge or engage the services of okada riders to carry them over to Asaba.
At exactly 7pm same Saturday this report was gathered, the bridge was locked at the Asaba side as announced by the government which made all vehicles trapped and had to sleep over on top of the bridge.
Now see the implications of the so-called lockdown…..
The government are not being sincere with their motives….
Thousands of people are being exposed to being infested with the disease as people are made to cluster at the bridge head.
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Millions are being generated for the government through the Combined efforts of the Police and her task forces.
People are being subjected to severe hardship trying to go about their business as the traffic Gridlock is very unbearable.
No wonder they are not keen on reopening the border closures….
At the expense of the citizens, the government is busy raking in millions pretending to care for them.
This is barbaric and Wickedness as we write today to help people know what’s exactly happening.
When would this madness of Lockdown be over?
Open the borders and allow people go about their respective businesses freely as this baseless restrictions cause more harm than good.
Hope you have heard the latest?
The government of Anambra state has announced the total shutdown of Awka main market starting by Monday citing that people are not observing proper social distancing. The government also announced that the curfew which was previously extended nationwide from 8pm to 10pm by the presidency has been rescinded by the government and pushed back to 8pm.
The question is…… To what effect would this be to the Covid-19 fight?
This is just to make people’s life more difficult as the men of the Police would take their mat to every nook and crannies of Awka to make more money…..
This is a horrible situation…….
This Lockdown should stop immediately and allow people fend for themselves…..
-Ibezim ChukwuEchezonam Jk
(Chief Editor, Jkcyno news)
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