The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has seized ten warehouses containing different foodstuffs in the Dawanau area of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
The commission’s chairman, Mr. Muhyi Magaji, disclosed this to the media on Sunday.
He said, “The warehouses were full of commodities, including spaghetti, rice, sugar, and other food items. The owners have been issued notice to report to the commission to face charges before the court of law for their illegal activities.
“The commission has delivered its promise to fight against the practice of hoarding essential commodities in the state.
“You can see, I was told here today that the price of maize has jumped from N30,000 to N60,000. So, you see, a 100 percent increase is unacceptable.
“From what we have done so far, we are certain that there is an impact. We will now proceed to the market to determine the current circumstances.
“One major issue is that in every store we enter, they will be claiming that it is the World Food Programme Store.
“We wonder if the World Food Programme will starve the country while taking the food somewhere else,” he said.
