By AISHA GAMBO

Some residents of Kaduna State have decried their inability to provide three square meals for their families due to hyper-inflation and persistent spike in the prices of food items.

Some of the residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews, stated that they had cut down their feeding routines due to the prevailing economic situation in the country.

Fatima Idris, a housewife, said her husband had instructed her to cook twice a day, which are only breakfast and dinner.

“My husband is a monthly earner with less than N100,000 salary; a few years ago, he used to buyrice, beans ,noodles and spaghetti for the family but now he can’t afford them.

“That is why he asked me to manage the little he can afford with the kids and be eating only twice a day; nowadays, we don’t even give food to our visitors,” she said.

On his part, Muhammed Bello, stated that he embarked on a two-day voluntary fasting to gain reward and also reduce cost of feeding.

He explained that he drinks water with some dates at dawn and breaks his fast in the evening with a balanced diet to nourish his body.

Another resident Adamu Mairiga, a civil servant, stated that he tries as much as possible to provide three square meals for his family by sacrificing some of his needs.

“They will eat food but I don’t buy meat or fish because I feel those are luxuries for now and I can’t afford them; though I ensure I buy them eggs once in a month.

“The situation we are in this country, family men are really facing hard time; from food to school fees and rent, we are just living by the special grace of God”, he said. (NAN)