The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) yesterday said “over 16” died in four centres during weekend’s recruitment tests. But newspapers reported 19 dead.
It however said the process was successfully conducted in 31 states.
In the e-recruitment report submitted to Minister of Interior Abba Moro, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the NIS said it was only Port Harcourt, Niger, Jigawa and the FCT that casualties were recorded.
It said that over 16 deaths were recorded in these states and about 20 persons sustained injuries and were currently receiving treatment.
The report said that while immigration officers in Ogun were pelted, the process was cancelled in Lagos State due to unruly conduct of applicants.
Moro said that the ministry still intended to continue with the recruitment of successful candidates.
He said that the process would be held at a later date in Lagos.
The minister said although the ministry had thoroughly prepared for the successful conduct of the exercise, it did not anticipate the large crowd that showed up in various centres.
”We were working with the exact number that applied which is over 500,000 and officers had been deployed to handle this number.
“We did not anticipate that even persons who did not apply and not eligible to sit for the exam will come making the stadia very crowded and unmanageable” he said.
He said that although officials did not thoroughly manage the crowd during the exercise, he called for understanding as the ministry would investigate the situation.
He assured Nigerians that recruitment into the immigration service would still go on as the ministry was poised to ensure employment of successful candidates.
source: nigerianeye
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