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Nigeria: Stampede in Abuja's stadium kills jobseekers
« on: March 16, 2014, 10:18:09 am »
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Via the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26596192

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A stampede among jobseekers taking a recruitment test in the national stadium in the Nigerian capital Abuja has left many people dead and injured.

A journalist for French news agency AFP said he had counted seven corpses.

The stampede came during a recruitment exercise by the immigration department. Tens of thousands had turned up to take the test, according to reports.

There is a high level of unemployment in Nigeria especially among young people. In 2011, it stood at 23.9%.

Survivor Rosemary Ogida told AFP that she could remember being picked up by three men.

"I cannot even imagine the number of people that stamped on me," she said.

Too short to excerpt. Video report at link.
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