Nigerian Immigration Recruitment Tragedy, More Than 10 People Die Nation Wide
Every time someone says ‘East or West, Home is Best’, it is with
sadness in our heart that we echo those words. It is with a lot of
sadness that we report the news of the lives lost yesterday around
Nigeria. The deaths arose from the stampede ensuing at the different
test centres for the National Immigration Service
recruitment for 2014. With over 56,000 applicants present before 7 AM
and NO provision made for crowd control, the ensuing stampede ended with
more than 10 persons dead and many more injured.
According to Channels TV: “Unconfirmed reports
say that 7 persons may have died and several others injured following a
stampede at the National Stadium, Abuja.“
This Day Newspaper reports: “The
employment test for recruitment into the Nigerian Immigration Service
(NIS) conducted across the country Saturday turned deadly as stampede at
three centres claimed the lives of 16 applicants and left scores
injured.
Eight people were feared dead during a stampede at the National
Stadium Abuja, five lives were lost at the Liberation Stadium, Elekahia,
Port Harcourt, while three applicants were also feared dead in Minna.....Click here to read more