Smuggling of food out of Nigeria to neighboring countries has been revealed as the major reason behind the current food Scarcity in Nigeria.
Accodding to The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, who stated this on Tuesday, March 5 while addressing members of the House of Representatives during the sectoral debate on agriculture and food security.
Kyari during the event had said;
“We have seen smuggling of foodstuffs to other neighboring countries. This has affected the availability of food items in the country.”
In the event also was the Comptroller General of Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, who added that the Nigeria Customs Service has commenced the sale of seized food items to vulnerable Nigerians.
He went ahead to say that President Tinubu has directed that they sell directly to needy Nigerians food items produced locally but which were seized.
Also that imported food items seized by the Nigeria Customs Service should be sold back to the local markets for resale to Nigerians. All these are geared towards addressing the present hunger situation in the country, said the Custom Chief.
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