Nigeria, March 6 -- Daniel Ogala, an Abuja resident, said he will not take the COVID-19 vaccines that Nigeria recently acquired because he believes it is an orchestrated plan by the 'Western world' to monitor Africans.

"When they inject you with the vaccine, a chip will be implanted inside your body and will be used to monitor you," Mr Ogala, a tailor, said.

Rose Adebowale, a resident of Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, gave another twist.

"They told us that if you receive the vaccines, you will be inscribed with the 666 anti-Christ sign," the woman in her mid-50's said.

"I will not even go near that evil vaccine."

Such conspiracy theories are common and thrive due to poor communication and enlightenment by relevant authorities, exp...