Oyo State Fish Market Vendors Protest The High Price Of Fish

Oyo State Fish Market Vendors Protest The High Price Of Fish

On Thursday, October 26, fish vendors in Ojoo Market, Oyo state, demonstrated against the growing price of fish there.

The merchants emerged, chanting, to voice their complaints over the ongoing increase in fish prices. "We are not doing syffering work anymore."

A market woman who spoke in Yoruba said: "The carton of a sick fish ( Eja Alaran) before was 30,000 and we were okay with it but now the price is N80,000, the carton of Herring fish (Shawa) was N8,000, we endure it for N20,000, now it is N35,000, European hake fish (Panla) is now N26,000, carton of Horse Mackerel (Kote) N40,000, and it wasn't like this although last week, it is too expensive."

"The association is not doing anything about this, they are just embezzling our money that is the reason why we are out today, we don't have husbands, we are the only ones taking up our responsibilities. The coolroom said the high cost is not their fault."