Mr Ojo admonished smugglers to desist, as the customs would not relent in ensuring that the illicit goods banned by the federal government do not come into the country.
Residents of Awka, the Anambra capital city, lament the hike in prices of foodstuff amid worsening hardships.
The National Bureau of Statistics said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 27.33 per cent in October 2023.
According to the report, the figure of 1.72 per cent is higher than the 24.08 per cent recorded in July 2023.
The NBS explained in its report that Nigeria’s annual inflation rate had risen from 22.22 per cent in April to 22.41 per cent in May.
In the same line, food inflation increased from 24.32 per cent in January to 24.35 percent in the reviewed month.
The UN agency has published its FFPI which tracks the monthly international prices of cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar.
The latest inflation data represents a 0.88 per cent increase from the 19.64 per cent recorded in July 2022.
If ecosystems continue to be destroyed, the population’s food supply will be at risk, they warned.
