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Mansur Abubakar BBC World Service
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Several Nigerians in the northeastern state of Borno are refraining from food after their governor called for "divine intervention" over the country's grave economic and security situations. Protests are being held in the Nigerian cities of Oyo and Ibadan against the rising cost of living.
On Friday, Governor Babagana Zulum urged residents to partake in a one-day statewide fast on Monday in response to the rising cost of food and the spate of landmine explosions across its major roads. The latest demonstrations in the south of the country follow similar ones held in northern Nigeria two weeks ago.
Bello Zabarmari, a resident of Borno state, told the BBC that he and many others are fasting and praying to God to solve their problems. Protesters are angry at the high rate of inflation, driven largely by high food prices and the government's decision to end a long-running fuel subsidy.
“We woke up with a fast today and hopefully all our prayers will be answered soon, the governor did the right thing by calling on people to fast,” he said. On Friday, the African Development Bank warned that Nigeria could see social unrest caused by rising fuel and food prices.
Umar Shehu, a resident who works with the state fire service department, said he and his colleagues are also fasting, as instructed by the governor. In its economic outlook for this year, the bank warned that other countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia and Angola could face similar problems.
Nigerians are going through one of the country's roughest economic periods in history - the prices of food and basic items have skyrocketed in recent months. Read more:
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