"N58,000 Per Bag": People Rush Kano Trader Selling Cheap 50kg Rice After He Announced it Online

"N58,000 Per Bag": People Rush Kano Trader Selling Cheap 50kg Rice After He Announced it Online

  • A Nigerian man is selling bags of parboiled rice at N58,000, and people are indicating interest in buying from him
  • The man, Haidar Abdullahi Gaduwama, made a post on X, advertising his rice which he packed in 50kg bags for sale in Kano state
  • Haidar told Legit.ng that he farmed and produced the rice himself, which was why his price was a bit different from others

A businessman said he is selling his bags of rice for N58,000 each, and that he can deliver to any part of Nigeria.

Haidar Abdullahi Gaduwama made a post on X, and there were so many people rushing to his account and indicating interest in buying from him.

Kano trader selling cheap bags of rice displays it on Twitter.
The man showed off the bags of rice he was selling for N58k. Photo credit: Haidar Abdullahi Gaduwama.
Source: UGC

The cost of rice and other food items has skyrocketed in Nigeria as hardship and inflation bite harder.

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The man wrote on his X page:

"I sell this 50kg parboiled Nigerian made Rice, Long grain and stone free for 58k only. DM if interested, let’s do business."

Legit.ng spoke with him, and he said he farmed some of the rice himself in Hadejia, Jigawa state.

His words:

"Firstly, we farm our Rice in Hadejia, Jigawa state. But we also buy paddy rice from local farmers across the state, then process and package it for sale. I guess my rice is cheap because I farm it, process it and package it myself without any other party involved. Its like a direct labour so it cuts many unnecessary costs."

Haidar, who said he started a rice business in 2021, noted that he was cheaper because others were selling between N65,000 to N68,000.

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He said the Nigerian rice was good since it was processed the same way as the foreign-made ones.

The Kano trader told Legit.ng:

"We processed and polished it exactly like the foreign rice because it's stone and dust free and also long grain."

See his earlier post below:

Reactions as Kano trader sells rice online

@Abdul_x2 asked:

"How much for delivery to Ilorin."

@Bin_Ussein asked:

"How much to deliver per bag to Osun state?"

@emmaculatee1 commented:

"Please DM, I have someone who needs more than 150 bags of Nigerian rice."

@shinadang asked:

"Those who are selling for 78-80k where are they getting their rice? Is this inflation a self-induced one?"

Businessman distributes free rice

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a rich businessman identified on Instagram as Blord put smiles on the faces of his town's people during Christmas festivities.

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Blord was seen in a trending video opening the gate of his house to allow poor people to troop in to collect food.

Blord reportedly shared 1200 bags of rice, and four cows to the people who were seen hailing him as their hero.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.