Photos: Deserted streets in Lagos after Nigeria lock down its capital

Africa’s largest city, Lagos, was deserted after Nigeria locked down its economic hub on March 30, 2020, in the continent’s latest effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.

President Muhammadu Buhari ordered residents to stay indoors and all movement to cease from Monday evening.

The Agence France-Presse (AFP), after the directive, captured incredible shots of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, during the lockdown.

Businesses were closed, markets abandoned and streets empty as the usually chaotic megacity of 20 million shuddered to a halt on the first full day of a two-week shutdown.

Police in protective equipment manned checkpoints, trucks carrying non-essential items were turned back and youths were spotted playing football on a usually traffic-clogged highway.

Nigeria confirmed its first case on February 27, 2020, and so far has a record of 135 cases and two deaths.

See some images of the Lagos lockdown below