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The Nigeria Customs Service on Monday announced that it has suspended the sale and distribution of seized raw rice to Nigerians.
This is coming following a stampede that claimed lives at Nigeria Customs Service Old Zonal Headquarters in Yaba, Lagos State, on Friday.
Customs had started putting up 25jk of rice at 10,000 and a lot of Nigerians were rushing to their Yaba office to key into it.
This was made known in a statement on Monday by Abdullahi Maiwada, a spokesperson for Customs.
It would be recalled that Customs had on February 20, 2024 said it would dispose seized food items to cushion the hardship in the country.
“Considering the recent unfortunate event, we regrettably announce the suspension of this exercise until we establish what transpired on Friday, 23 February 2024,” Nigeria Customs, however, announced on Monday.
“This should help us to properly articulate more robust and comprehensive action that will not defeat the noble intention,” the statement partly reads.
