– Rat poison sellers said Nigerians should ensure their surroundings are clean always
– Lassa fever outbreak has affected the sales of rat poison products
– People should cover their cook and uncooked food
On Tuesday, January 26, j2k tv man, sam young spoke with some rat poison sellers around Ogba area of Lagos state regarding the lassa fever outbreak the state and some parts of the country.
In a one on one chat with j2k tv, two of the major sellers of the rat products in the area explained all what they know about the disease. They were Akangbe Idowu and Isaac Dakum.
Akangbe Idowu
The first interview was with Akangbe Idowu, an elderly man and a Yoruba. The man is in his late fifties. He said he has been in the rat poison business for over 10 years.
Idowu said Lassa fever is caused by rats. He said rat poison are very effective in killing the rats and thereby will prevent Lassa fever. He said if anybody wants to use the rat poisons, the person should ensure he or she covers all his or her food and water or any edible thing as the rats may contaminate them with the poisons before they die with their mouth or body parts as the poisons are very powerful.
He said: “If a rat eats a poison and put its mouth in a pot of soup, there is no how this will not affect the person that eats the soup. Also, after the rat has been killed by the poison, we should endeavour to carry the dead rat with our hands covered in nylons and thrown away or buried in a place no one will have access to it or children will come near so that they will not have direct contact with the dead rat thereby preventing contamination.”
The other rat poison seller by the name Isaac Dakum is a secondary school leaver and is 32 years old. He is from Ghana. He has been living in Nigeria for at least 15 years. He also bares his mind on the Lassa fever epidemic ravaging the country.
J2KTV: When asked when he started business (selling rat poisons), he has this to say
Dakum: I started selling rat poison products in Lagos since 2002.
J2KTV: Why did you go into rat poison business
There was no job. I needed to make some money as there was nobody to sponsor my education or foot my bills. I needed to support my education and fend for my personal and daily needs.
Isaac Dakum
J2K: Tell us more about your knowledge of Lassa fever
Dakum: Lassa fever is a sickness caused especially by rats when the rats with the disease come in contact with man and infect man. From there on the man infected can pass the disease to other people thereby making the disease to spread. And all these animals that cause Lassa fever should be killed with rat poisons and also by using animals like cats at homes to kill and scare away the rats that cause Lassa fever. These rats are the ones that bring Lassa fever. Also, the house and its environment should be neat and cleaned regularly as all these will reduce the numbers of rats that could come into our houses.
Dakum also said the federal government should ensure that the Lassa fever is tackled with all the necessary methods to wipe out the disease.
He concluded by saying that the people of Nigeria are very accommodating and friendly. He said Nigerians are one of the best African brothers any African could have. He said Nigerians love themselves and have a warm relationship with everybody.
He advised the government of Nigeria at all tiers to stem the tide of corruption. He urged the government to provide jobs for the unemployed youths and help finance the education of the indigents as all these will drastically reduce crime.
Finally, he praised the Lagos state government for making the state cleaner and more organised.
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