Prices Of Hand Sanitisers And Bitter Kola Soar In Lagos

Following  the recorded outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Lagos, prices of hand sanitisers, bitter kola and general disinfectants have gone up in the state.

Surveys carried out by the Nigerian Tribune in Lagos revealed the scarcity of disinfectants, especially hand sanitisers.

It was also gathered that though some shops still stocked different brands of hand sanitisers, the prices had generally gone up.

With unconfirmed speculations that that bitter kola is a cure for Ebola, the price of the product had also gone up, as a piece of bitter kola, which used to sell for N20, now goes for N50.

Mrs Nkem Okolo, who owns a shop where she sells cosmetics in Ojota, confirmed the rush by Lagos residents to buy hand sanitisers.

“I bought over 10 cartons of hand sanitisers last week and I have sold all of them. A man came to my shop and bought N10,000 worth of hand sanitisers. The situation at hand really calls for caution and I am encouraging people to be more hygenic,” she said.

A man who sells kolanuts, bitter kola and others, simply called Umaru, pointed out that there had been a rush by people to buy bitter kola.culled