A Nigerian man and resident of Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State, Amadu Galadima has claimed that he always travels 9.5km daily from his village down to Dukku to get free food for his nine children to break their fast during Ramadan.
“I usually secure a motorcycle lift from good Samaritans going to Dukku so that I can get to where the food is distributed to have a plate, and the quantity served is good. When coming back, sometimes I trek some distance before I can see someone to give me a lift back home,” Galadima was quoted as saying by Daily Trust.
He continued: “When I get the food, I take it to my family and I hardly get a mouthful of it. I have 9 children – 5 girls and 4 boys – and this food is greatly helping us as we don’t have what to eat at home. We thank the association for this gesture.”
Like millions of other Muslims around the country, Galadima’s tribulation during the holy month of Ramadan could be linked to the current socioeconomic challenges created by President Bola Tinubu’s fuel subsidy removal and Naira floating policies.
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