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| Africa Live: Nigeria agency confirms deaths after rice stampede - BBC News | |
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| Mansur Abubakar | Mansur Abubakar |
| BBC News | BBC News |
| The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed Friday’s stampede at its rice selling point in Yaba, Lagos, which led to fatalities and injuries. | The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has confirmed Friday’s stampede at its rice selling point in Yaba, Lagos, which led to fatalities and injuries. |
| The agency was selling subsidised rice to ordinary Nigerians amid skyrocketing food prices across the country. | The agency was selling subsidised rice to ordinary Nigerians amid skyrocketing food prices across the country. |
| Last week the NCS had said it would distribute seized food items in its stores to tackle the current challenges of | Last week the NCS had said it would distribute seized food items in its stores to tackle the current challenges of |
| food security. The exercise began on Friday. | food security. The exercise began on Friday. |
| Rice that had been seized as a result of an import ban was being sold at 10,000 naira ($6, £5) for a 25kg bag and a large crowd turned up. Such a bag normally costs about 40,000 naira. | Rice that had been seized as a result of an import ban was being sold at 10,000 naira ($6, £5) for a 25kg bag and a large crowd turned up. Such a bag normally costs about 40,000 naira. |
| But things got out of hand after the organisers told the crowd to return the following day as they had ran out of stock. | But things got out of hand after the organisers told the crowd to return the following day as they had ran out of stock. |
| “Unforeseen challenges arose when we ran out of stock and announced the continuation of the exercise the following day, leading to a regrettable outcome,” NCS said in a statement | “Unforeseen challenges arose when we ran out of stock and announced the continuation of the exercise the following day, leading to a regrettable outcome,” NCS said in a statement |
| It said the desperate crowd charged through the barricades in search of rice bags in the emptied containers. | It said the desperate crowd charged through the barricades in search of rice bags in the emptied containers. |
| "In the stampede that ensued, some fatalities and injuries were regrettably recorded.” | "In the stampede that ensued, some fatalities and injuries were regrettably recorded.” |
| Meanwhile, families have been mourning those who died at the stampede. | |
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