PHOTOS: Lagos, Abuja residents complying with lockdown

The lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos and Abuja over coronavirus pandemic has entered its third day.

We went round to see the level of compliance in Lagos and Abuja and below are some pictures:


An aerial shot of Computer Village

Computer Village, the tech hub of Lagos, under lock

Blocked entrance of the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja

A traffic police at Maryland, Ikeja

The ever busy third mainland bridge

A traffic warden stopping cars at Ikoyi

The bridge leading to Falomo, Ikoyi

A dispatch rider plying empty Falomo bridge

A military checkpoint at Lekki roundabout

Empty Ademola Adetokunbo street, Victoria Island

Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island

Police check point at Bonny camp, Victoria Island

The ever-busy Broad street, Lagos Island

A mother and daughter pose for photograph on the empty street of Balogun market, Lagos Island

The Cathedral Church of Christ

Rams take over Obalende roundabout

Iyano Oworo bus stop

Few cars on busy Otedola bridge

Neighbourhood watch officials set up road block to check cars on Aguda roundabout, Ojodu.

ABUJA

Cows on the deserted Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki II, as compliance level of the stay at home order enters Day-2 in Abuja on Wednesday. Callistus Ewelike/NAN

Kaduna State Vigilante Services and the Local Joint Task Force helping to enforce  the restriction of movement at Hayin Rigassa, inKaduna on Wednesday Ibrahim Bashir/ICE/NAN

Law Enforcement agents arresting defaulters of the restriction of movement at Kawo Motor Park in Kaduna on Wednesday. Bashir/ICE/NAN

Security setting up barrier to ensure restriction of traffic and pedestrians in compliance with the federal government’s directive for a total lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, at Gado Nasco Road in Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday Hogan Bassey/ICE/NAN

Public health officials checking the temperature of passengers and drivers on the Keffi-Abuja road at Nyanya in Abuja on Tuesday Callistus Ewelike/NAN

Enugu Diagnostics Centre set aside by government as Isolation Centre in preparation for the containment of coronavirus in Enugu on Wednesday Mike Agada/ICE/NAN

Pic 12. Security personnel enforcing the stay at home order on Keffi-Abuja road at Nyanya in Abuja on Tuesday Callistus Ewelike/NAN

Empty Bwai-Dutse road in compliance with the  lockdown directive Sumaila Ibrahim/ICE/NAN

Pic 24. Security operatives on ground at Costain roundabout to enforce
compliance with the government directive for a total lock down to contain the spread of coronavirus in Lagos on Tuesday Wasiu Zubir/ICE/NAN

Popular Marina park on Lagos Island deserted Wasiu Zubir/ICE/NAN

Empty Eko Bridge in compliance with government’s directive Wasiu Zubir/ICE/NAN

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