Residents of Ibadan, Oyo State have continued to lament the scarcity of ‘pure water’ and the random increase in the price of sachet water.

CEOAfrica learnt that for the past one week, the distributor of the product have refused to sell to customers, stating that the high cost of production is responsible for the product’s inflated price.

A source revealed that some of the sellers who still have the product have increased the price from N120.00 to N200.00. Three sachets of pure water which used to sell for N20.00 now sell for N50.00.

As a result of the scarcity of the product, consumers have been forced to find an alternative. While some people now resort to wells and streams for their drinking water, others trek long distance searching for water.

Some of the consumers who spoke on the scarcity lamented that it was unfortunate that there was no regulatory agency to control the price of the product.

However, they said Nigerians might not have option than to continue purchasing the product at high price.