Ayoleyi Solomon,
Nigerian singer and songwriter better known as Reekado Banks, has hinted that
he’s stranded in Gabon following the border closure due to the fight against
COVID-19.
COVID-19, the
disease caused by coronavirus, has spread across 209 countries and territories
around the world, including more than 50 countries in Africa.
As Nigeria’s cases
began to rise, the federal government had shut the country’s land borders while
movement and social gatherings were limited across states in serial lockdowns.
The 26-year-old
singer, however, took to his Twitter page on Monday to plead with the
government to be swift with the reopening of the country’s land borders, saying
he’s fed up of staying in Gabon.
“Smiling like
everything is okay but deep down, Gabon ti su mi. E ba mi shi border ejo,” he
wrote in a mixture of Yoruba and English.
Smiling like everything is okay but deep down, Gabon ti su mi. E ba mi shi border ejo 😭 pic.twitter.com/0DASDD63JU— REEKADO BANKS (@ReekadoBanks) April 6, 2020
So far, Nigeria has
recorded 238 confirmed cases of coronavirus as well as five deaths from the
disease while Gabon has had 24 cases with one death from COVID-19.
The global death
toll, according to Worldometres, currently stands at 74,795, with over 1.3
million people infected worldwide.
As economic
activities are at standstill due to the outbreak, the showbiz industry has been
greatly hit, causing a cancellation of high-profile concerts and the
postponement of scheduled releases.
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