Efferun, the southern district of Warri that has effectively merged with the city, has one of the region's most active daily markets. The market is a working commercial hub — not a tourist attraction — where fresh produce, dried fish, palm oil, yams, garri, and an enormous variety of dried spices and local ingredients are sold alongside cheap manufactured goods, fabrics, and household items.
The food section is particularly worth exploring. Banga soup ingredients — crayfish, ogiri, fresh and dried fish, palm nut paste — are sold here in the quantities that home cooking demands. Women prepare and sell ready-made soup and stew from enormous pots in the market food section. The atmosphere is fast-moving and genuinely local; bring small notes and be prepared for noise and crowds.