The World Bank has said seven states across the North-west and North-east regions of Nigeria may suffer food crises because of the high levels of insecurity and armed conflicts that have lowered living standards throughout the country.
The bank in its latest Food Security report also stated that majority of West and Central African regions would continue to experience minimal food insecurity through May 2024.
The states highlighted by the bank are Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Yobe, Sokoto, and Zamfara states.
It stated, “Most of West and Central Africa is expected to have minimal food insecurity through May 2024, with some regions classified as Stressed IPC 2.
“In Nigeria (the region far north of the states of Adamawa, Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara) will be at crisis levels due to ongoing insecurity, armed conflict, and declining livelihoods.”
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The report also emphasises the unstable state of affairs that many Nigerian states are in as food prices skyrocket. In Nigeria, the cost of products has increased geometrically.
Inflation is estimated to be more than 33% in the National Bureau of Statistics’ most recent CPI report.
The report went on to say that different levels of goods insecurity will be experienced by other West African nations like Burkina Faso, Chad, and Niger.