Can Nigerians survive another total lockdown?

The constant rise in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus pandemic has become worrisome. Latest figure release by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control now stand at 4399 with 143 death while 773 have recovered. Several individuals and groups have call on the federal government to embark on another lockdown of the country for the fear of been overwhelm by the pandemic. The federal government recently shot down some part of the country for five weeks to curtail the virus. This has done little to reduce the spread as the country keep on experience spike in the number of confirmed cases. Strange death in the northern part of the country which Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has attributes to coronavirus related cases has brought panic to the citizens as Nigeria government is now under pressure to place another total lockdown.

The initial five weeks lock down in some part of the country has not been effective in curtailing the virus due to failure of the people to comply to the directive of the federal government to stay at home and federal government failure to provide palliative for people stay at home.

Another total lockdown could spell doom for the country fragile economy as many individuals and corporate organization have been thrown off balance by the adverse effects of the pandemic on the country's economy. Many businesses have downsize their staff and cut down the cost of salaries as a measure to reduce cost of operation which has had more to the high rate of Unemployment in the country. Many individuals have face untold hardship as they barely feed a day due to lack of means of survival. Citizens are having sleepless night due to increase in crime rate.

The government are now facing a difficult option to choose between imposing another lockdown which could shatter the economy and lead to wide spread poverty and hunger or continue with business activities and expose the citizens to risk of contacting the virus