Stampede at Customs's Yaba office leaves multiple people fainted

The ongoing seized food distribution at the Yaba office of the organisation. Our reporter who was on ground covertly witnessed multiple casualties as about seven people fainted with one supposedly dead.

The food distribution which turned rowdy had Service personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, 81 Division and the Nigerian Navy supporting the Customs Police on ground to checkmate rowdiness worsened the case by using force and violence to push back the crowd which then led to more people collapsing and also chaos as the crowd chanted hunger war song and defiled the security operatives.

People running from Pepper spray

Personnel from 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Lagos could be seen struggling with the crowd to get their share of the booty with a Lady Private (PTE) almost getting stampeded upon by the crowd during the scuffle. Some personnel of the Nigerian Army almost engaged in a free for all among themselves after a heated argument between two Corporals of the NA.

In a bid to try and pursue the people, 'Pepper Spray' was used by the Custom's Police (which later came to the scene after the Police and Military had chased out the crowd from the building) arm twice.

More updates on this development would be given later on.