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Nigerians face more hardship as prices of foodstuffs rise astronomically. Investigations by Sunday Tribune across several states in the country such as Lagos, Kano, Oyo, Ondo and Rivers revealed that the cost of staple foods that Nigerians consume on a regular basis has skyrocketed, with buyers and sellers blaming insecurity for the high cost of things and low sale.
This is just as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that inflation rate in the country for the month of March was 18.17 per cent, the highest in recent times.
Traders who spoke with Sunday Tribune disclosed that although the ongoing Ramadan season which is being observed by Muslims worldwide is often attended by slight rise in prices of commodities, the current inflation is unprecedented.
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One person was killed on Tuesday during a clash involving some factional members of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, at the Oja Oba area of Akure, the state capital.
Following the clash, the state government announced an indefinite suspension of all activities of the union across the 18 local government areas of the state.
A witness said the clash caused pandemonium at Oja Oba and some streets in Akure, as residents ran for their lives following sporadic gunshots by the warring members.
The incident came barely 48 hours after the unionists fought in the Owode area of the state, injuring many people.
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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo State engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight in Akure, the state capital, causing pandemonium as they used dangerous weapons to fight themselves.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning when some members of the factional group of the union invaded the Old Garage area of Akure and started shooting sporadically, killing a member of the union with two others injured.
The incident happened barely 48 hours after the factional group of the union clashed at Owode area of the state, injuring many people.
It was gathered that the drivers were fighting over management of parks even after the Ondo State government had ordered the suspension of driver’s unions activities in the state for two weeks.