Angry Osun residents loot warehouse after cheap food scam

Residents in Osogbo, Osun State, looted a warehouse belonging to the Global Food Initiative after the operators disappeared. The warehouse was part of a cheap food scheme where customers paid in advance for discounted food items. According to the Daily Trust, the scheme sold a 50kg bag of rice for ₦27,000, 25 litres of vegetable oil for ₦30,000, and a pack of spaghetti for ₦10,000.

Customers had paid hundreds of thousands of naira for food items, with some reportedly paying ₦300,000 for 11 bags of rice and ₦1.2 million for food items intended for a wedding. The operators had shut the premises and become unreachable, leading to the looting of the warehouse. Videos showed residents removing food items, including bags of rice and kegs of groundnut oil.

The looting occurred after hundreds of customers gathered at the premises demanding food items they had paid for or refunds. The scheme had been operating for about three weeks, offering food commodities at prices below market rates, with buyers required to pay in advance and wait for collection, as reported by the Daily Post Nigeria.

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