Please Lockdwon Oyo State, Kemi Olunloyo Begs Buhari

Controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to lockdown Oyo state due to non-adherence to the laydown guidelines against the spread of coronavirus.

Olunloyo made the call via her Twitter page on Thursday.

Oyo state has recently confirmed an additional 28 cases in the last 24 hours. This has taken the number of confirmed cases in the southwest state to 190, with 49 discharged and four deaths.

According to her. there is usually a daily crowd at Bodija market, which is scary.

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“#BREAKING Dear President Buhari, pls LOCK DOWN OYO STATE ASAP for 30 days. #Covid19 deaths are imminent!

“Bodija market is crowded daily, no social distancing, Ibadan is scary! Bars, Biz centers, hotels, UI, are all open yet the city has entire company outbreaks. #IJCovid19,” she wrote.

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Currently, there is 7 am to 7 pm curfew in the state as people were allowed to go about their normal business. The governor, Seyi Makinde had said that he can’t shut down the state because most of the population survive on daily wage.

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Yesterday in a statement, the Oyo state government said there is still a ban on public gathering.

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