DEATHS RECORDED IN NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION TESTS

Confusion Mars Immigration Recruitment In FCT

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment in the FCT on Saturday was marred with confusion.

The Abuja National Stadium, venue of the exercise, was filled to capacity as early as 6 a.m. with applicants waiting to write the examination, scheduled for 4p.m.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the applicants, estimated at 67,000, mostly stood in and outside the stadium in anticipation of the commencement of the examination.

NAN correspondents, who were at the venue, report that the overwhelming crowd prevented the immigration officials from carrying out the screening that was supposed to have started at 7 a.m.

An official of the immigration service, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that in the FCT, no fewer than 67, 000 applicants would participate in the exercise.

She said that the screening could not commence at about 11 a.m. because the applicants were just too many to be organised for the exercise.

She added that although the crowd was overwhelming, the NIS officials made efforts to conduct the exercise in an orderly manner.

Deaths were also recorded in Rivers and Niger State.