The Chairman of Mile 12 International Market in Lagos State, Shehu Usman Jubrin, has pinned the recent high cost of tomato, pepper and other perishable items on insecurity and other factors. A small basket of tomatoes goes for about N35,000 at the market, while the price of pepper has also jumped, raising concerns among Nigerians. But Usman said that insecurity in the North was the major factor for the hike in the cost of the items. “The bone of contention and the real fact is just insecurity. There’s absolutely nothing the country will do. This price hike will continue. They
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