By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
There is a booming frogs market currently going on in Kaduna, Northwest part of Nigeria where cartons of prepared frogs meat are packaged and sent from Nigeria to neighbouring African countries, a development many attributed to the worsening economic hardship.
Located at Unguwar Gwari, Kaduna North area of Kaduna State, the frogs market is often besieged by some youths bringing the frogs they had caught from surrounding ponds and rivers to fight unemployment and job opportunities for themselves.
Through this business, drying frogs are sold and exported as meat, with the youths making a huge money on daily basis as demands for the frog meat in Nigeria and other neighbouring countries are high.
Eating frogs are never heard stories especially in this part of the country, a development one of the frog meat eater who pleaded for anonymity said it’s cheaper and it can serve as substitute to fish and other sea meat like crayfish.
He also said that his new found delicacy on frog is as a result of poverty as the community where is coming from consider it a taboo and a no go area for any of their indigenes to eat frogs.
“If you are hungry nothing will not be your food. I know of some families that they go out every morning looking for a particular grass to use as their food. My Brother, there’s hunger in the Land.” He said.