At least seven job seekers died on Saturday at the Abuja National Stadium while scrambling to secure seats for a recruitment test into the Nigerian Immigration Service.
The National Hospital, less than a kilometre away from the stadium, received the bodies and confirmed the casualty figure.
The stampede ensued after the over 20,000 job seekers scrambled through a poorly organized barricade at the test venue, witnesses said.
The police in Abuja said they are yet to get information on the deaths.
The Immigration service spokesperson, Chukwuemeka Obuah, also claimed ignorance of the deaths, saying he was away coordinating a similar test in Abeokuta.
![Cars parked outside the immigration employment screening test venue]( "Cars parked outside the immigration employment screening test venue")
![Entrance to the stadium for the screening test]( "Entrance to the stadium for the screening test")
![Applicant trying to squeeze through the gate to enter the stadium for the screening test]( "Applicant trying to squeeze through the gate to enter the stadium for the screening test")
![Somebody's trouser on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test]( "Somebody's trouser on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test")
![Wastes on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test]( "Wastes on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test")
![Some Applicants lost passport photographs on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test]( "Some Applicants lost passport photographs on the ground at the Immigration employment screening test")
![Applicants waiting for the recruitment screening test]( "Applicants waiting for the recruitment screening test")
![Applicants waiting for the Immigration employment screening test]( "Applicants waiting for the Immigration employment screening test")
![Section of the crowd at the Abuja stadium for the immigration recruitment test]( "Section of the crowd at the Abuja stadium for the immigration recruitment test")
![Section of the Stadium for the immigration screening filled to capacity]( "Section of the Stadium for the immigration screening filled to capacity")
![Abuja National Stadium filled to capacity for the recruitment test]( "Abuja National Stadium filled to capacity for the recruitment test")
![People trying to climb over the fence for the immigration employment screening test]( "People trying to climb over the fence for the immigration employment screening test")
Source: Premium Times
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The National Hospital, less than a kilometre away from the stadium, received the bodies and confirmed the casualty figure.
The stampede ensued after the over 20,000 job seekers scrambled through a poorly organized barricade at the test venue, witnesses said.
The police in Abuja said they are yet to get information on the deaths.
The Immigration service spokesperson, Chukwuemeka Obuah, also claimed ignorance of the deaths, saying he was away coordinating a similar test in Abeokuta.
Images from the recruitment test
Source: Premium Times
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