During last Friday's disbursement exercise, seven people died in stampedes.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items following a stampede that claimed seven lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday.
The spokesperson for the NCS,Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this development in a statement on Monday, February 26, 2024.
As part of the measures to address the high prices of food in the country, the Customs had invited members of the public to its office in Yaba to buy bags of rice at a discounted price of ₦10,000.
Unfortunately, during the disbursement exercise, seven people died in stampedes due to the poor coordination of the exercise.
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