Some yet to be identified burglars have raided a market place in Ibadan, Oyo State where they carted away with foodstuffs. These are certainly not the best of times for Nigerians as economic hardship sweeps the masses off their feet following the failing prices of crude oil in the international market, according to the Nigerian Tribune.
Ask both Mrs Muinat Ariyo and Rosemary Oluwatoyin Oginni pepper and foodstuffs sellers who have their shops at Awotan area of Ibadan, they would tell you that the situation in the country has become intolerable and is drifting dangerously towards anarchy, as people have now resorted to breaking into shops to steal foodstuffs like tomatoes, pepper, rice and beans.
Their reactions might look somewhat extreme but hearing their recent experiences would suggest that the poor economic situation in the country, which has forced hunger down the throats of many citizens, is taking a terrible toll on the lives of the people.
On Saturday, May 14, Mrs Ariyo’s shop was burgled and baskets of pepper worth over N63,000 were stolen in addition to 20 litres of palm oil.
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“They carted away three baskets of pepper – bawa, tatashe and rodo. I also lost a big container of fresh tomatoes, 20 litres of palm oil and a carton of tomato paste,”
she said. Interestingly, two days earlier, Mrs Oginni, who sells rice, semolina as well as other foodstuffs, a few metres from Ariyo’s shop, arrived at her shop to meet it empty. Some individuals had come in the night to cart away bags of rice and other items she just bought.
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“The goods were supplied to me on Wednesday. You could imagine my shock when I discovered the following day that my shop has been burgled. “The goods they stole; bags of rice, semolina, poundo yam, wheat and vegetable oil were worth about N160,000,”
Mrs Oginni said. But why foodstuffs? Why would anyone burgle shops to steal tomatoes, pepper, rice and beans? Could the crimes have been committed because of hunger or the rising costs of those items? Mrs Ariyo could not understand the reason for the theft. Such an incident, according to her, has never happened before.
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“Since I was born, I have never seen or heard of oil or pepper being stolen. However, one thing I know is that anyone who can steal such things must be battling with hunger and poverty and the person became desperate. Right now, I’m not in the right frame of mind; I feel so bitter because I’m in great debt,”
she said.
She told Sunday Tribune how she borrowed the money to buy her wares and the shock she felt when she came back the following day to meet all the goods gone.
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“I borrowed money from our thrift society for this pepper business, because I didn’t want to be idle, especially considering the current state of the economy. After I collected the money, I went to Shasha market in Ibadan, Oyo State, to buy tomatoes and pepper. As was my usual practice, I left the goods at my shop, but by the time I came to my shop the following day, which was on Saturday, I discovered that my shop had been broken into, with all the goods I bought the previous day missing. Even the palm oil, which was sold to me on credit, was missing.
“Right now, I don’t know how I will pay back the money. In fact, the payment is expected weekly and I don’t think those who borrowed me money will understand. They took pity on me; that was why they borrowed me the money in the first place.”
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Posted: at 24-05-2016 03:18 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
Slimchery at 24-05-2016 04:23 PM (7 years ago) (m)
Subject: Europe Is Not The Only Solution.
With sad heart after I read the news of today and i decide to let people know that Europe is not the only place greener pasture can be found, I am in Europe and i know why i said this because people risk their life through the land and sea to get here while many die alone the way. Many guys here beg to feed, I mean as banbi ala just as we call them in Nigeria (Begger), They stay in traffic, supermarket, even streets they beg whoever is coming or going, There is no work here and many are regreting why they came here in the first place but it's already late as they cannot go back to Nigeria empty handed because many sold one thing or other things to come here, this europe is like secret cult, you don't know what you are getting into till you get in and it's when you get inside you get to know how the game goes then it's too late to get out,(As we do say in Naija) You done already enter and you nor fit come out.) My brothers and sisters stop taking this risk, Europe don't worth it.
Like what happen last time my younger bro girlfriend elder's brother that was doing well in Nigeria decide to take this same risk and he dead in the sea, (Now europe he nor reach he business for naija go to another person)someone like that guy that has something doing should have not take such risk but what should i say, maybe ungreatful or greed because i cannot call that greener pasture, leave that to you people reading this to answer?. Someone that has his own business and paying workers but decide to come to europe by land/sea and he dead on the sea, here begging is a lucrative business, people do fight for space to beg here in Italy.
Again maybe the way people in Europe dress make people in Nigeria believe everyone is living fine, It's not easy asd you think as many in Nigeria are better than many of us here and that is just the simple truth. When you see their pictures on facebook and you start to think and cry, my people all those things are nothing as we pick many from the durtbin,as you people wears used cloths in Nigeria the same way we wear them here here too, just it's more cheaper here than there,All those pictures that you see were the guys look fine all is camera and all those cloths may cost nothing more than 2k Naiara because they many also pick some from the trash, there
Posted: at 24-05-2016 04:23 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Slimchery at 24-05-2016 04:26 PM (7 years ago) (m)
Subject: Europe Is Not The Only Solution.
With sad heart after I read the news of today and i decide to let people know that Europe is not the only place greener pasture can be found, I am in Europe and i know why i said this because people risk their life through the land and sea to get here while many die alone the way. Many guys here beg to feed, I mean as banbi ala just as we call them in Nigeria (Begger), They stay in traffic, supermarket, even streets they beg whoever is coming or going, There is no work here and many are regreting why they came here in the first place but it's already late as they cannot go back to Nigeria empty handed because many sold one thing or other things to come here, this europe is like secret cult, you don't know what you are getting into till you get in and it's when you get inside you get to know how the game goes then it's too late to get out,(As we do say in Naija) You done already enter and you nor fit come out.) My brothers and sisters stop taking this risk, Europe don't worth it.
Like what happen last time my younger bro girlfriend elder's brother that was doing well in Nigeria decide to take this same risk and he dead in the sea, (Now europe he nor reach he business for naija go to another person)someone like that guy that has something doing should have not take such risk but what should i say, maybe ungreatful or greed because i cannot call that greener pasture, leave that to you people reading this to answer?. Someone that has his own business and paying workers but decide to come to europe by land/sea and he dead on the sea, here begging is a lucrative business, people do fight for space to beg here in Italy.
Again maybe the way people in Europe dress make people in Nigeria believe everyone is living fine, It's not easy asd you think as many in Nigeria are better than many of us here and that is just the simple truth. When you see their pictures on facebook and you start to think and cry, my people all those things are nothing as we pick many from the durtbin,as you people wears used cloths in Nigeria the same way we wear them here here too, just it's more cheaper here than there,All those pictures that you see were the guys look fine all is camera and all those cloths may cost nothing more than 2k Naiara because they many also pick some from the trash, there is a place they call (Arabu) there you can see good stuff, quality shoe,shirt and jeans for just 5euro which is about 2k Naira and some time if you can wait till market close you can get all this things for free, You just go into the dustbin pick anyone you like because they trough them away so it is for you to bend down and pick, come see were we dey fight for this aloko wey una go see for facebook una head go dey burst say i must come europe, the tin they pain me na make me dey share all this thing for my people with my little time because many done die for that sea .
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Posted: at 24-05-2016 04:26 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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