Lafia — Chinonso, as he simply gave his name, goes to Umuahia in Abia State, at least three times, every month. On each trip, he used to convey over 200 bags of charcoal from Nasarawa State and its neighbouring counterpart, Benue.
Chinonso, a holder of Ordinary National Diploma in Accounting, had to abandon an automobile spare parts business in 2011, to venture into charcoal business. He found charcoal a good business to invest his capital and, Nasarawa, a good place to get his supply from. And, fortunately, also, for him, Umuahia is a city that is well known for its use of charcoal and, thus, profit for charcoal traders.
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