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 market which is famous in the northeast region and surrounding states is known for the wholesale supply of smoked fish. The market in Maiduguri itself is named after Baga, a riverine village around Lake Chad waters.
Most of the merchants in the Baga road fish markets in the Maiduguri metropolis have offices, staff and contacts in communities around communities close to Lake Chad on the Nigeria – Chad border – the main source of the fish sold in the market.
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…
