Nigeria: One Year After Nigerian Officials Diverted Dates Donated By Saudi Arabia, No Culprit Identified, Punished

A year after about 200 tonnes of date donated by Saudi Arabia to poor Nigerians were diverted to the open market, the Nigerian government is yet to identify the culprits.

The dates were donated by Saudi Arabia for last year's Ramadan fast for free distribution to persons displaced by Boko Haram as well as mosques where they could have been assessed freely by fasting Muslims.

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