The All Progressives Congress (APC) says one of its members, Comfort Adebanjo was among those who died during the stampede that occurred at Yaba, Lagos, on Friday, February 23 when the Nigeria Customs Service was selling bags of rice to members of the public.
The Co-ordinator and Secretary of FKL Ward E1, Lagos State of the APC, Oluwafemi Fadahunsi, and Comrade Adebari Adewale, respectively, confirmed Adebanjo as one of the deceased during the unfortunate incident.
Fadahunsi and Adewale expressed their heartfelt condolences to the family of Adebanjo and APC members in Ward E1.
The party acknowledged the pain caused by the loss and prayed for divine strength for the bereaved family and the affected community.
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 seven 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.”
The confirmation of her death was contained in an obituary message released by the APC on Saturday.
The Nigeria Customs Service embarked in public auction of thousands of 25kg of rice at N10,000 per bag as part of efforts to cushion the effects of hardship being faced by Nigerians.
Abdullahi Maiwada, the National Public Relations Officer of the service, stated that the move aimed to address the critical challenges of food security and the rising cost of essential food items. (vitalnewsngr.com)
