Prices of food stuffs and other commodities have increased in many border towns and most of the country’s cities as the borders remain partially closed, journalist reports.
The partial closure is as a result of joint security exercise conducted by the customs, immigration, and other security outfits aimed at securing Nigeria’s borders. The exercise started on August 20.
The authorities said the security exercise was called at the instance of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
Reports are that many Nigerians who do trans-border business have been experiencing difficulties in carrying out their trade.
This has forced them to cut their demand even as they increased the prices of their little stocks, our reporters learnt.
Worst hit are residents of border communities where prices of food stuffs and other commodities have soared.