In a bid to benefit from the sales of the seized custom rice in Lagos, a member of the All Progressives Congress APC, Comfort Adebanjo has lost her life.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos has confirmed the deceased as one of its members.
The party made the confirmation on Saturday in an obituary message released to mourn the late party member and those feared dead.
The Controller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, flagged off the sale of the seized rice at astronomically price of N10,000 per bag of 25 kilograms to cushion the effects of the economic hardship in the country.
Since the flag-off of the sale of the seized rice, several Nigerians have been trooping out in their large numbers to the venue in Lagos, with similar exercises around the country.
However, there was a stampede on Friday, it was reported that no fewer than seven people died while trying to buy rice from the customs services