The applicants had turned up for the exercise as early as 6am , but the screening couldn’t start till 2:15pm when some of the applicants started leaving after the stampede .
Trouble started around 10am, when the immigration officials incharge of the screening lost control of the crowd prompting the soldiers on guard to start shooting sporadically in into the air.
Over twenty eight thousands applicants that took part in the one day exercise started running for safety that resulted in stampede .
As the time of filing this story over twenty persons are been revived at a nearby hospitals while the three pregnant women died before help came their way .
Some of the applicants who with our reporter condemned the way and manner the exercise is be conducted with the immigration officials incharge having no human feelings.
Mr Isaac, an applicant expressed shock over the inhuman way they were been treated by the recruiting officers .
“Can you imagine sir, this is 2: 10pm , we are still loitering around with no concrete information from the recruiting officers.
“Oga, they should help asked the immigration officials, why the shooting . To organize the applicants is easy . Now , the shooting has cause big problem . Three pregnant women died, over twenty persons are been hospitalized . Now, the exercise is on hold .” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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In every city, Abuja, Port HarCourt, Benin, etc people are being trampled to death as they seek jobs and employment. This is a sign of a nation where leadership lacks the ability to plan. We only do well when it comes to corruption. This mass unemployment is occurring in a nation where lawmakers are hauling away millions in salaries every month, and Ministers are flying around in private jets bought with stolen public funds. God, please step in, Nigeria has long since gone to hell! Somebody ought to pay for allowing this to happen, but of course not in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteIn a good setting and/or country where people have conscience this will never happen. And if it does happen by chance , the bosses will take responsibility and resign. But in Nigeria, this won't happen because there is no accountability and integrity. This is bad.
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