Blockade Regrets: Northern Tomato Farmers, Traders Lose Over N10 Billion in One Week, Cry Out for Help
Following the blocking of foodstuff by northern traders to Southern part of Nigeria, It was gathered that the traders have lost over 10 Billion Naira within one week. Members of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria across the Northern part of the country have started diverting their goods and all consumables to the neigbouring countries of Niger Republic and Cameroon. They have also begun blocking trade routes to the South by stopping food item-laden trucks from going south at Jeba. It's gathered from one of the Northern trader, Alhaji Musa Tijani that they have lost over N10 Billion in just one week and pleaded with the group to allow them bring their foodstuff to their market base in the Southern part of the country. According to him, "most of the perishable foodstuff have spoiled because even the countries that we are moving the goods to have the items". "So, what happens is that when we get there, they won't buy most of the food...