Terrorists Now Disguise as Fruits, Vegetable Vendors – DHQ

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has said the Boko Haram terrorists now hide explosive devices in fruits and vegetables which they hawk in wheel barrows in markets and crowded places in the Northeast.

A statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.Gen. Rabe Abubakar, said the aim of the terrorists was to disguise as fruits and vegetable vendors to gain ample room to detonate the explosives.

The statement said, “The terrorists now hide IEDs under vegetable wares in carts and wheelbarrows and move to crowded places where they detonate them for maximum casualties. The recent terrorists attack in the Northeast is a case in point.

Nigeria Imports $4.6b Worth Fruit Concentrate Yearly 

Nigeria burns through $4.6 billion yearly on the importation of fruit concentrates for juice creation, even as natural fruits squander away, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Audu Ogbe has said.

He bemoaned that the convergence of foreign made and adulterated food items into the nation is harming local fruit product commercial ventures.