APC mourns member who died in Customs rice stampede in Lagos

The All Progressives Congress has confirmed the death of one of its members, Comfort Adebanjo, while attempting to purchase seized rice put on sale by the Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos.

Adebanjo was reported to have died in a stampede that occurred during the exercise in Yaba, Lagos on Friday.

The party made the confirmation on Saturday in an obituary message released to mourn the late party member.

The Coordinator of FKL Ward E1, Lagos State of the APC, Oluwafemi Fadahunsi, and Secretary, Comrade Adebari Adewale, said that Adebanjo died during the stampede.

In the obituary released on Saturday, the party wrote, “It is with heavy hearts and regret we announce the painful death of one of our members in FKL WARD E1, Mrs Adebanjo Comfort Funmilayo of house number 104, Ibidun street by AKINHANMI street, Ojuelegba.

“She was among the victims who died in the course of buying custom rice at Yaba.

“May God grant all the members of her family and all the residents of WARD E1 the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”

Thefrontrank reports that the Controller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, flagged off the sale of the rice at the Yaba, Lagos State office of the service.

Since the flag off of the sale, several Nigerians have been thronging the venue in Lagos, with similar exercises around the country.