The President amalgamated union of foodstuff and cattle dealers of Nigeria Comrade Muhammad Tahir said some security agents and miscreants extort more than three hundred thousand Naira from their members when transporting a trailer of cattle from Mubi in Adamawa to Phorthacourt in Rivers state South-South Nigeria.
Comrade Muhammad Tahir stated this in an interview with the Nigerian Tracker.
He said their members are facing multiple problems but one that disturbed them most is multiple taxations of livestock trailers.
‘’When our members are taking their livestock’s from Mubi in Adamawa state of North-Eastern Nigeria to Phorthacourt in Rivers state South-South they are extorted from the range of 380 thousand Naira to 415 thousand Naira”
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When asked of who is responsible for over-charging the livestock trailer with such huge amount Comrade Muhammad Tahir said they include security agencies and miscreants on Nigerian Roads”
On whether they have complained to relevant authorities. The President of the amalgamated union of foodstuff and cattle dealers of Nigeria said they have lodged complain several times to the authorities concerned but to no avail.
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“we went to the extent of availing the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammad Buhari of our condition but instead of the extortion to stop our situation is becoming worse by the day,” said comrade Muhammad Tahir.
Comrade Tahir Said their association has had a court case in the Federal High Court on the illegality of charging their member’s exorbitant fees on Federal Highways but they are still being charged the Huge amount on their members.
On cattle rustling Comrade, Tahir Said, its another problem, when they arrest rustlers and handover them to security agencies, they still face problems, as the criminals are not being prosecuted even if the cattle are handed over to legal owners.
The President added that they are also facing another problem at Alaba Rago livestock market where the daughter of a prominent Nigerian politician is taxing them by issuing receipts to pay taxes which is very annoying.
He told Nigerian Tracker that their Myriad of problems are many but the Alaba Rago Market in Lagos is another Headache for the association.
