The prices of perishable foodstuff have recorded a fall in some major towns in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, prices at the Perishable Items Market in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, showed that prices have dropped by about 50 percent.
A bag of pepper which sold at N170,000 between April and May, now costs N82,000. Also, a big basket of tomatoes which sold at N120,000 in the same period now costs N40,000, while a small basket previously sold at N75,000 is now priced at N18,000.
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The Chairman of the market, Muazu Abbas, attributed the drop in prices to the inflow of new items to the market.
