In preparation for the coming Eid-el-Kabir celebration, there have been reports of ram scarcity across the country as more Nigerians search for where to buy Sallah ram.

Some merchants have even resorted to buying from the neighbouring Benin Republic, Punch Metro reports.

The spokesman of the Ram Marketers’ Association in Jigawa State, Abba Tagurza, on Sunday attributed the scarcity to what has also contributed to the high price of rams in the market.

Tagurza told the News Agency of Nigeria in Hadejia, Jigawa State, that the high demand for rams in the market this season had increased tremendously.

He explained that besides the buyers of rams for sacrifice during Eid-el-Kabir, victims of the recent rainstorm that claimed the lives of several animals in the area were patronising the market in their numbers.

“What we witness now is competition between those who want to buy for fattening, having lost their animals to the recent disaster, and those trying to buy for sacrifice.

“Usually, we source for rams from locals as well as from our associates in Niger Republic. We are now largely left with the foreign rams, which are in low quantity.

“This situation leads to scarcity of animals in the market and, of course, you know that whenever there is scarcity, prices increase,” the spokesman said.

Tagurza said a big ram sold for less than N80,000 in 2017 now sells for between N95,000 and N100,000.

He said that medium and small rams that went for N27, 000 and N12, 000 in 2017, now costs N40,000 and N16,000 respectively.

Similarly, the spokesman said the prices of cows had also increased as a big bull that was sold at N250,000 last year is now selling at N300,000.

He said a medium bull now costs N150,000 as against N130,000 it was sold last year, while a small bull that costs between N80,000 and N90,000 was now selling at N100,000.

When approached by NAN, a buyer, Yakubu Suleiman, said he planned to buy a big ram, but could only pay for a medium one at N40,000.

Zakari Gidado, also a buyer, said he managed to buy a small ram at N16,000 because he could not afford a medium one.

https://lailasnews.com/nigerians-travel-to-benin-republic-in-search-of-where-to-buy-sallah-ram/

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Ram scarcity ke when traders in Kano are lamenting over low patronage due to high cost of ram


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/leadership.ng/2018/08/18/traders-decry-low-patronage-ahead-of-sallah/amp/

Ram scarcity for where? They should come and buy in Ibadan. The sellers here are lamenting low sales seriously, Ram everywhere, few days to Salah!

What's up with the crazy prices associated with these things. One tiny ram I price for my daughters birthday dem say 130k.

I'm off to Maigatiri

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No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

During Jonathan time you no complain of hike in ram price

okay

Benin republic ke! When ram sellers dey find customer for katsina

Buhari hand work

Una neva shee-shomtin

They should come down to Zamfara state and c how Ram were dancing shaku Shaku due to over population

Make dem manage goat and cow

Maxymilliano:
Ram scarcity ke when traders in Kano are lamenting over low patronage due to high cost of ram


https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/leadership.ng/2018/08/18/traders-decry-low-patronage-ahead-of-sallah/amp/

Is Jigawa in Nigeria?

na wa oooooo some people sef go borrow money buy ram ... and by thursday they are drinking garri again

Lol, Buhari just dy being bad luck

Check my signature for phone deals

The law of demand and supply in force!

And i sold mine very cheap last week Sunday. I felt like crying when i went to buy with my Boss. My rams they should have fetched me 80-90k each today, i foolishly sold them 60k last week.

'Ram scarcity'...

Like seriously? ? Going outside Nigeria to source for ram??
And when Christmas is approaching, u will see customs and other agencies in action to secure our borders routes..
Refusing the Christians to opt for foreign goods..
Its absurd this kind of things keep happening year to year in this country..

killsmith:
No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

you are an idiot and a disgrace to your whole generation up till the end of time

killsmith:
No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

Shut up!

FiftyFifty:


Shut up!

keep quiet.


Look at your region, you have over 3 million northern beggars scattered all over Nigeria....


If you practice what the Quran preaches, you would not be this backward.


All you want is to marry 4 wives and born 30 children....


Backward set of people.

killsmith:
No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

Must you show the whole world that you don't have sense?

degelinglacis:


you are an idiot and a disgrace to your whole generation up till the end of time

Apart from insults and a large kitchen spoon, what else do you have in your head?

degelinglacis:


you are an idiot and a disgrace to your whole generation up till the end of time

He's saying the fact like it not

By 2020, a ram will cost N150000.

killsmith:
No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

Now you are happy for writing this.

killsmith:
No matter how they try to paint it, Nigerian Muslims are are a disgrace to Islam....


Saudi Arabian women are more educated than their men. look at Qatar, Kuwait, etc then look at the typical aboki up to North. The most backward people on planet earth.... Shame!!

Why are you so pained?