A Lagos State resident whose identity has yet to be ascertained has reportedly died after he was stampeded at the Nigerian Customs office in Lagos while trying to buy rice.
An X user, Dr. Adunola, @yemoka who said the man died in her hospital, said that the deceased was trampled on after falling at the Customs office trying to get rice.
According to her, the deceased was on the queue with his wife when he fell down and couldn’t get up on time which resulted in people stamping on him.
She wrote, “A man just died in my hospital, he was stamped on after falling at the Customs office trying to get rice. He was on the queue with his wife when he fell down and couldn’t get up on time which resulted in people stamping on him. So sad. Survived by very young children.”
Another X user shared another resident of the state who said that he was at the Customs office in the Yaba area of the State to buy rice and there were at least 10,000 people struggling to buy rice but uniformed officers from all forces were given special attention.
“I went to that Customs place in Yaba today to buy Rice. Let’s just say this country has zero chance of being better. They beat the shit out of us in the queue.
The NCS underlined that the distribution would take place once food items underwent certification to ensure its suitability for human consumption.