Street hawkers take over Kaduna roads

Street hawkers have reportedly taken over major streets in Kaduna metropolis.

Youths, who formed the bulk of the traders, besiege the roads to hawk various commodities.

They troop into the city daily from the suburb areas of Tudun Wada, Rigasa, Hayin Danmani, Tudun Gwari and Kurmin Mashi.

The major streets taken over by the hawkers include Yakuba Gowon Way, Independence Way, Muhammadu Buhari Way and Ahmadu Bello Way.

Some of the items being sold by the youths included mobile phones, wrist watches, fast foods and shoes.

Some of them told NAN that they do the business after school hours as most sponsor themselves to further their education.

Mr Abubakar Saleh, one of the youths who hawks mobile phones, told NAN that he makes about N3,000 daily as profit depending on sales.

Saleh however said that some of his colleagues make up to N10,000 daily.

Mr Kabir Mohammed, a secondary school student from Rigasa area in Kaduna, said he normally hawk bread after school and go home with about N1,000 to cater for his education.

On his part, Mr Yusuf Abubakar, a wrist watch seller, told NAN that had been in the business over the last seven years and that he got married from profits he realised therefrom.

"The market is from time to time tough, but sometimes I make N10,000 profit a day."

In spite of the relative gains, NAN reports that the street hawkers are however complaining of low patronage.