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Food dealers petition Minister, IGP over extortion

The group, under the agies of Federated Food Stuff Dealers Association of Nigeria , with headquarters in Onitsha, called on Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe to urgency address the issue to forestall crises.

According to FFSDAN, Orokam Quarantine Post ought not to exist in the first place as there should not be three Quarantine Posts in one state. “These extortions are usually carried out with intimidation under the watchful eyes of security agencies mostly Police officers.

 

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