At Garki, Utako and Wuse Markets, rat poison sellers were seen brandishing their products and winning the attention of eager customers, who before the Lassa outbreak never paid attention to the products.
Malam Usman Abdullahi, a rat poison seller in the Garki market, told NAN he had recorded enormous sales in the past two weeks since the outbreak was recorded.
``The demand rose immediately one person was reported killed by the fever in Abuja.
``People now patronise us; the most expensive rat poisons that go for N600 is now sold for N700, but people still buy without complaining,'' he said.
``Although the Lassa disease is a bad thing, for us it is good business since we are making our profit,'' he said.
At another traffic points, hawkers included those selling rat poison products to customers in the vehicles.
Mrs Patricia Eloma, a housewife, said that people are now paying attention to the elimination of rodents around their houses since they had become a serious threat.
``There are some very `stubborn’ rats that have refused to die, no matter what is thrown at them; rats are becoming intelligent and seem to be ahead of all the tricks.
``They are accustomed to normal poisons, so we have to devise other ways or seek stronger chemicals to kill them.
``Some jump over traps or ignored the poisoned, so we are utilising any new product out there to terminate them,’’ she said.
She, however, noted that clean environments, professional fumigation and consciousness to close doors, would drive rodents away.
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