A cross section of Muslims in Ibadan on Friday expressed their frustration at the exorbitant cost of rams as the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration approaches.
The respondents, both buyers and sellers, unanimously described the situation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria as worrisome.
While buyers lament their weak purchasing power, sellers complain largely of low sales.
A ram seller, Mallam Abdullah Saleh, however, said that despite the high prices of the rams, some people were still pushing to buy, but not as expected.
He said that those interested in buying rams are mostly salary earners whose salaries have not been paid.
