Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, is calling on the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to compensate the families of victims of a stampede in Lagos State last month.
On February 23, 2024, some persons lost their lives in a stampede during the purchase of seized rice put on sale by the NCS in Lagos. Many people turned up for the subsidized goods at the Customs’ Zonal Office on Harvey Road, Yaba, Lagos, where a 25kg bag of rice was sold for N10,000.
The tragic incident led to the immediate suspension of the food disposal initiative by the Customs.
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Two weeks after the tragedy, Falana flayed the NCS authorities for failing to compensate the families of the victims. He also asked the NCS to “lift the suspension of the distribution of the remaining bags of rice without any further delay.”
According to him, the distribution should be carried out through the appropriate local government councils and local government development areas in Lagos State and other states to avoid another stampede.
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