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Business News of Thursday, 3 June 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Onion producers suspend supply to South East

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Following the height of insecurity in the South East region, the Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has suspended the supply of onion to the region.

Speaking to the media, the National President of OPMAN, Aliyu Isah, stated that this action was taken as a result of the recent hijack of two of their trucks by gunmen.

Meanwhile, some onion farmers in Sokoto state have lost goods worth N2.4 billion to a fire outbreak.

Although the casue of the fire is unknown, victims are counting their losses.

A victim of the fire outbreak, Umaru Aliyu Gidan Fadama who spoke to the media noted that the fire started at about 12.30am on Wednesday, June 2, from Yan doya market otherwise known as Ramin Kura.

“We were told that it started from a Golf vehicle that was offloading yams at the market and later spread to other places including where our storage facilities are.

“I personally lost 60 bags of onion and I know some that have lost more than 100 bags," he said.

Due to this fire outbreak, there could be a serious onion crisis in the country as victims have lost their investment, the Chairman of the Onion Association has said.