DSS ‘summons’ northern traders over southern food blockade

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria says its leaders have been invited by the Department of State Services (DSS).

They were summoned for blocking the supply of foodstuff and cattle from the North to the South, the union said

The General Secretary, AUFCDN, Ahmed Alaramma, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, adding that the President of the association, Mohammed Tahir, is currently with the DSS.

The blockade, which has entered its fourth day, was done in protest against the alleged killing of their members in the South.

They had also called on the Federal Government to pay them N4.7 billion in compensation.