There has been a stampede at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi following the distribution of rice.
According to SaharaReporters, some students have been feared dead during the rice distribution at the university.
A video shared by the newspaper on X showed students scrambling for rice like hungry lions attacking their prey.
According to a voice in the video, some of the students slept over at the ground after hearing the news that there would be rice distribution.
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CONVERSEER learned from the video that the rice was in 5kg bags as seen by some of the students who succeeded in taking their share.
CONVERSEER reports that Nigeria has been stricken with hunger since President Bola Tinubu took over on 29 May 2023.
There has been looting of warehouses, food trucks in Abuja, Kaduna, and other parts of the country over the pressing hunger.
Watch the video below…
WATCH: Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship pic.twitter.com/ikf0MTjAh8
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) March 22, 2024
