Citizens queue up in long lines as Nigerian Army personnel direct them in batches to receive a loaf of bread per person, courtesy of individuals donning customized President Bola Tinubu and APC stakeholder T-shirts.
A viral video has captured the moment when thousands of Nigerians struggled to get loaves of bread shared by chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State.
Citizens queue up in long lines as Nigerian Army personnel direct them in batches to receive a loaf of bread per person, courtesy of individuals donning customized President Bola Tinubu and APC stakeholder T-shirts.
SaharaReporters gathered that the video was captured on Tuesday during the country's 64th Independence Anniversary.
“Lagosians seen queuing up amidst strong security to receive bread in celebration of Nigeria Independence Day,” a popular blogger, thetattleroomng captioned the video on Instagram.
This struggle of the citizens to get a loaf of bread as captured in the video is connected to the current economic hardship and soaring inflation in the country.
A Nigerian netizen on Instagram, official_donlatino, who commented on the video, wrote: “No be rice again them done reduce una to agege bread e never reach 2 years e come be like this. Them even carry Army dey share agege bread.”
“Is it that this people can’t afford bread? Or they are just not contented with what they have? Someone pls enlighten me,” another Instagram user, bum_bad also expressed his surprised.
Similar reactions were seen on X regarding the video.
A user, iDAN said: “I never thought the day would come when Yorubas would be lining up for a loaf of bread.”
Owing to these growing hardship, Nigerians recently held massive protests against bad governance in August and on October 1.
I never thought the day would come when Yorubas would be lining up for a loaf of bread. pic.twitter.com/VRps4Iu1X7
— iDAN 🦸🏽 (@dangbanamanager) October 3, 2024