Retail traders of clothes and clothing materials and their customers in Benin City are lamenting the high cost of their wares, which they blame on the high exchange rate, import duties, and transportation costs, amidst complaints of low patronage during the Yuletide.

Favour Osaro, who visited some boutiques and markets, reports that the area is devoid of its usual bustling and hustling associated with end-of-year festivities.

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