Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has
reacted to the craziness that happened yesterday during the Immigration Service
Test which took place across stadiums in Nigeria. The number of people
that died during the recruitment exercise has increased from 6 to about 9. The
deaths occurred in Abuja, Lagos and Minna but instead of commiserating with
families who lost loved ones, Mr Moro said they died as a result of their
impatience...
“The applicants lost their lives due to impatience; they did not follow the laid down procedures spelt out to them before the exercise. Many of them jumped through the fences of affected centres and did not conduct themselves in an orderly manner to make the exercise a smooth one. This caused stampede and made the environment unsecured.”
He also contradicted the number of applicants
that participated in the employment test. The initial number we got was
2.3million, but the minister says that only 520,000 participated and only 4,556
would be recruited. 520,000 x1,000 =?
