COVID19: Delta women stage protest over 2 weeks lockdown extension

Women in Sapele, Delta state today staged a protest over the extension of the lockdown in the state.

The state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday April 14th, announced a two weeks extension of the lockdown in the state. The state currently has three confirmed cases of COVID19 with one death.

The protesting women say they are hungry and do not have food to feed themselves or their family members. They are demanding the state government to lift the ban on movement of restriction for them to about their businesses so they can provide for their families.

See more photos and video of the protesting women below