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Published 27 December 2020
The nationwide looting of shops and violence that erupted after the #EndSARS protests left the survival of many businesses shaky, worsened by many Nigerians’ poor attitude to insurance, writes TUNDE AJAJA
Distraught Emeka Alum sat in his new, empty shop, his head resting on the wall and his eyes half closed.
His sorrowful mien was grippingly realistic of someone overwhelmed by a recent tragic incident. Indeed, since the events of October 21, 2020, when hoodlums went on the rampage in Lagos and other parts of the country, mercilessly looting shops, including his two shops in the Fagba area of Lagos, Alum has been downcast, struggling to gather the pieces of his trade.