Tragedy has enmeshed Customs Rice distribution on Sunday as Seven people have reportedly died in a stampede in Lagos.
Federal government has directed Customs to commence sales of seized bags of rice nationwide at subsidized cost to ease the present economic crunch.
On Thursday, NCS commenced the Lagos distribution of the food items seized from smugglers where thousands of poor people bombarded the centre.
Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise, Wale Adeniyi, comptroller-general of customs, said the rice to be distributed has been repackaged in 25kg to reach more Nigerians.
Adeniyi added that customs has seized over 20,000 bags of 50kg parboiled rice, beans, maize, millet, and soya beans from smugglers.
To get the 25kg of rice, Nigerians are expected to pay N10,000 and provide their national identification number (NIN)
On Friday, many Nigerians stormed the NCS command located in the Yaba area of Lagos to buy the 25kg bag of rice.
During the exercise, a stampede occurred, and seven people reportedly died and others were injured.
(TheCable)
