The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has announced its intention to prosecute seven dealers involved in the recent spike in bread prices.
This development comes after the state government secured a court order allowing legal action against those accused of artificially inflating prices.
The PCACC Chairman, Barrister Muhyi Rimingado, revealed these details during a meeting with leaders of the Singer Market, a key marketplace for essential goods, and representatives from the Bakers Association.
According to Rimingado, the dealers in question are responsible for the significant increase in the prices of flour and noodles, which has exacerbated the economic hardship faced by residents.
“We have identified seven dealers who are behind the skyrocketing of the prices of Flour and Noddles in the State, and have got a coury order to prosecute them. We have placed one of the biggest dealer who is at large wanted.
“The unpatriotic merchants skyrocket the prices of food stuffs and compound the hardship faced by the citizens at this trying time when citizens embarked on nationwide protest against hardship in the country.
“They took advantage of the situation to sell the commodities at exorbitant prices.
“Governor Abba Yusuf, has formally convened an interactive meeting with the Singer Marketers association in an efforts to get to the roots of what is happening and as well met with the Baker’s association, they all agreed that the increased in the prices of flour is artificially done by some unpatriotic Marketers. He gave my office a matching order to ensure that the negative situation of artificial increases in prices of essential commodities such as flour and spaghetti are been curtail immediately.
“I’m assuring you that after our meeting today with both the Baker’s and Singer Marketers Associations a common ground has been met that is the Singer People would be supplying Flour directly to the Baker’s cutting up the chain of retailers who took the advantage of the Protests to inflated the prices,” Bar. Rimingado said.
