By Chioma Iruke
Supply of onions to the South-Eastern region of Nigeria has been suspended by the Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OMPAN).
This was announced on Wednesday by the national president of the group, Isah Aliyu, adding that the move was necessary due to the rising insecurity in the South-East.
Aliyu explained that the association made the decision due to a recent hijack of trucks loaded with onions belonging to two of their members by armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The South-East has been engulfed in crisis as security agencies battle with suspected members of the IPOB.
