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Traders bemoan low patronage, customers lament lean purse for Salah celebration
8 years agoRam vendors wait for clients ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebration at Kara Isheri market in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, on September 7, 2016. Ram sellers and traders of other basic food items in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and neighbouring states have complained of low patronage, a factor attributed to the economy downturn. Meanwhile Nigeria has declared public holidays during the Eid festival. / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Few days to this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, most major markets in Lagos and Ebonyi states were devoid of the expected bustling activities that usually herald the season. Prices of rams continue to increase, making it almost unaffordable for many Muslims.