Osogbo Resident don reportedly enter serious wahala after some people wey rush cheap food deal allegedly discover say the vendor don disappear, leaving customers wey pay money ahead to dey ask where their food and money dey.
The business, located around Odi-Olowo area of Osogbo, reportedly attracted plenty residents because of the unusually cheap prices attached to rice, cooking oil, spaghetti and other food items.
According to reports, customers were expected to pay ahead and return after some days to collect their goods. But when some buyers reportedly returned, dem allegedly meet locked shop and no sign of the operators.
Osogbo Resident Rush Cheap Rice, But Shop Later Lock
The food business reportedly advertised a 50kg bag of rice for about ₦27,000, while 25 litres of cooking oil was reportedly offered for ₦30,000 and a pack of spaghetti for ₦10,000.
The prices reportedly sweet customers belle, as some residents and traders allegedly paid hundreds of thousands of naira in advance to secure the food items.
One customer reportedly said she paid ₦300,000 for 11 bags of rice, while another was quoted as saying she paid ₦810,000 for rice, cooking oil and other food items.
Omo, as customers dey calculate how much dem go save from the cheap market, nobody reportedly calculate say the next thing fit be “where the vendor dey?”
Osogbo Resident Meet Locked Shop After Waiting for Food
When some customers reportedly returned to collect their orders, the excitement allegedly turn to gbege after dem met the business premises locked.
The operators were reportedly unreachable, while some customers allegedly gathered around the premises demanding explanation and looking for a way to recover their money.
Some affected customers were reportedly considering protest over the matter, while others were still waiting for the vendor to appear and explain what happened.
But there is another side to the story. The Osun State Police Command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, reportedly said the command had not received a formal complaint about the matter at the time he was contacted.
So, for now, claims that the vendor deliberately collected customers’ money and disappeared remain allegations and have not been established as a confirmed fraud case.
The matter don leave some customers with one painful question: “How cheap food turn expensive wahala?”
As residents continue to seek answers, OGM News Pidgin go continue to monitor the situation and bring una updates as more facts emerge.
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