HUNGER! SEE How Emir Of Ilorin Ran Out Of His Palace After Nigerians Occupied It Seeking For Food
On Saturday, Chaos reportedly erupted at the Emir’s palace in Ilorin, Kwara State, as the brunt of hardship faced by Nigerians worsens.
“We are Hungry, We need food,” Ilorin residents in their numbers chanted after
storming the Emir’s palace in protest. According to PIEDMedia, the Emir was spotted leaving the palace in a hurry through the backdoor as the protest
turned wild.
The publication noted that the protesters. also called out the federal government during the demonstration saying, “The state is hungry.”
“We are Hungry, the state is Hungry” Replying to mobehleguakhide The Emir fled the palace This is worrisome.
The hardship situation in the country, however, has continued to worsen unabated.
On Wednesday, a sad video reportedly showing the moment residents of Lagos State queued in front of a bread factory while being flogged by the factory workers in exchange for a N100 loaf of bread trended.
The incident happened in Lagos Island yesterday, February 14th, 2024. This highlights the brunt of the economic hardship in Nigeria which is undoubtedly worsening, with series of reports revealing that it is now felt by Nigerians across the country.
Notwithstanding, several Nigerian households are feeling the brunt of the current economic hardship that has
ravaged the country in recent times.
Many of them who spoke to The PUNCH said they have devised cost cutting measures and changed feeding patterns
to survive the hardship.
Nigeria’ s annual inflation rate climbed further to a near 28-year high of 29, 9 per cent in January 2024, up from 28. 9 per cent in December and above market
forecasts of 29. 5 per cent.
Food prices are at an all-time high, with a bag of long-grain rice hitting N77, 000. Protests have also erupted in Kano, Ondo, Niger, and in other parts of the
country, and on social media, asking the President, Bola Tinubu, to do something decisive about the situation fast.
In Nasarawa, some residents lamented the increasing prices of food stuffs which had forced them to start skipping meals to survive the economic hardship meted on Nigerians.
(PIED UPDATE)
