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Nigerians resort to buying yam in pieces as prices soar
Many Nigerians in Abuja and environs who cannot afford a whole tuber of yam have resorted to buying it in pieces as prices of foodstuff soar.
A visit to some markets in the FCT by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday showed that yam sellers, desirous to make sales now cut yams in bits to sell to their customers.
NAN reports that yam is one of the staple foods in Nigeria but due to the increase in foodstuff prices, lovers of yam would rather buy it in pieces to quench their appetite.
Alhaji Ibrahim Tanko, a popular yam dealer in Dei-Dei market said most time they cut yam when it was about to decay as a result of low patronage.
“Some consumers will come to request for yam of N1, 000 or even N500, and we are left with no option than to sell the already cut pieces to them; that makes them satisfied,” Tanko said.
Mrs Blessing Ekong, a yam seller in Dei-Dei market, said that the current situation in the country has made it difficult for an average family to afford a big-sized tuber of yam.
According to her, that size costs between N3,000 and N5, 000.
(NAN)