Tinubu directs security agencies to target those hoarding food

President Bola Tinubu has instructed the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, and Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Yusuf Bichi to collaborate with governors in going after those hoarding foodstuff.

This was one of the resolutions from Tinubu’s meeting with state governors in Abuja on the current food crisis the country is facing.

The  Information Minister, Mohammed Idris after a meeting between President Tinubu and state governors on Thursday said security agencies will coordinate with state governors to curb the hoarding of commodities

“First, the National Security Adviser, Inspector General of Police; and Director General of the State Services have been directed to coordinate with the state governors to look at this issue of those hoarding commodities,” he said 

“At this point that the nation requires food to be brought out to the people so that we can control prices and put food on the table of most Nigerians, commodity sellers are busy hoarding these commodities so that Nigerians will suffer or they will make more money as a result.

“So, the governors and Mr President have taken this decision that security agencies will collaborate with state governors to ensure this ends,” Idris told journalists.

On the government’s plan to import food to ease the rising cost of food items, Idris said that won’t be necessary as the country has the potential to feed itself.

“A decision has also been taken that in the interest of our country, there would be no need for food importation at this time. Nigeria has the potential to feed itself and be a net exporter of food items to other countries,” he said.

“We do not also want to reverse some of the progress we have seen in terms of food production in this country. What we are seeing now is just a temporary difficulty that will soon go away,” he added.