sellers of rat poison.

Sunday, February 08, 2016



Sellers of rat killers smile to the bank as Lassa
fever spreads


As the fear of Lassa fever spreads across states,
business has continued to boom for sellers of rat
killers.


Rats are known to be hosts of the Lassa virus.
The virus is contracted through the consumption
of food exposed to rat droppings or urine.
Mrs. Titilayo Oyinkan who sells rat killers in
Oshodi area of Lagos State said the fear of rats
had increased her customers.
Oyinkan said, ‘‘I sell more rat killers now.
Housewives mostly patronise me. It is just that I
cannot pray for the disease to continue but it
has made many people to see the need to kill
the rats in their houses. I sell about 20 pieces of
rat killers every day. I used to sell about seven
or eight before the disease started.’’
Also, Bright who sells rat killers in the Ikeja axis
of the state said there was a high demand for
the toxic substances since the fresh outbreak of
the disease.
Also, another seller of rat killers who identified
himself as Ilori Hassan, said he sells more now
than when there was no outbreak of the disease.
On her part, Mrs. Tolulope Oyede-Abioye, said
she now buys rat killers to eliminate the rats in
her house.
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has
killed 101 people, as the country continues to
battle to contain a flare up of the virus,