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Nigeria's North-South Food Delivery Boycott Called Off

A strike by the Amalgamated Union of Food and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) on February 24, 2021 has been called off. The strike was in protest over the alleged killing and maltreatment of union members in the southern part of the country during the #EndSARS protests. The union's action blocked the supply of foodstuffs and cattle to the region. According to Daily Trust, the AUFCDN embarked on the strike following the failure by both the national and south-west governments to consider its demands for the payment of over U.S.$1 billion as compensation for the loss of lives, trucks and goods incurred by its members during the protests as well as the recent clashes in Shasha, Ibadan. The price of onions, tomatoes, yams and other foodstuff, as well as livestock skyrocketed beyond the reach of southern consumers as the items became scarce.

Nigeria: An Avoidable Strike

Daily Trust, 7 March 2021

Following calls and interventions by well-meaning Nigerians, the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, (AUFCDN) called off its boycott of markets in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Traders Lift Blockade On Perishable Food Supply to South

This Day, 4 March 2021

Northern traders have agreed to begin the supply of perishable food items to southern states and end the blockade of food trucks that began on February 25. Read more »
Nigeria: Supply Food to South-West, Jukun Association Tells Middle Belt

Leadership, 2 March 2021

The Jukun Development Association of Nigeria (JDAN) has called on farmers and other tribes in the middle belt to intensify supply of all kinds of foodstuffs to the southern part of… Read more »
Nigeria: ACF Expresses Concern Over Stoppage of Food Supply to South

Vanguard, 3 March 2021

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed concern over the decision of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers to halt movements of food items from the North… Read more »
Nigeria: Displaced Northerners Narrate Ordeal After Returning From Oyo

Daily Trust, 20 February 2021

The National President of the Onion Farmers, Processors and Marketers, Aliyu Isa Binji, confirmed the death of 27 of their members during the Shasa crisis. Read more »
Nigeria: Trading Resumes in Shasha Market

Premium Times, 26 February 2021

Those whose shops were not seriously razed in Shasha market and those with plank spaces accommodated their Hausa and Yoruba friends. Read more »
Nigeria: Flush Out Hooligans Blocking Food Items to South - Forum Tells Govt

Vanguard, 1 March 2021

The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has called on the Federal Government and the relevant security agencies to quickly flush out hooligans involved in illegal blocking of movement of food… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite DSS Intervention, Northern Foodstuff, Cattle Sellers Insist On Supply Blockade

This Day, 2 March 2021

The Department of the State Services (DSS) has quizzed the leadership of the Amalgamated Union of Food and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) over their attempt to block supply of… Read more »