Business activities have fully resumed at the famous Baga Fish Market, Maiduguri, an indication that life is steadily returning to normal after more than a decade-old insurgency halted many business activities in the town.
The Boko Haram insurgency led to disruptions of fishing activities in Lake Chad thus cutting off most supplies to the market.Kukawa Local Government especially Baga is one of the worst hit areas by the Boko Haram insurgency. Due to the activities of the Islamist Militants, fishing onalmost came to an end. In the militant-controlled communities around the lake, residents were prohibited from fishing or forced to pay steep protection levies before they are allowed to fish.
“It was terrible. Very terrible, this place was completely deserted because there was no fish. Now, we’re back to business and everything we’re happy,” said Mr Mamman, as he packs fish into cartons. “But we’re gradually picking up now,” he said. “You know the river banks where we used to stay were all blocked by the soldiers and terrorists. Sometimes when they were terrorists, the soldiers would ask people to go back home. We eventually stopped going to all the rivers and even Lake Chad,” he said.
Brisk Business has Returned to the famous Maiduguri Fish Market despite Challenges. Fish Business was the hardest Business hit be the Boko Haram Insurgent attacks