Pulse.ng : Northern youths calls for resignation of Customs boss over Lagos stampede

By Sani Idris

The Northern Youth Council has called for the resignation of Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi over the deaths of seven people during the sales of seized rice in Lagos.

This was contained in a statement signed by the council's President, Isah Abubakar and made available to newsmen on Friday in Kaduna.

Abubakar wondered why the custom sold the rice they seized, which they tagged contraband and therefore not healthy.

"These are rice that were stopped from coming into Nigeria for causing colon cancer.

"The shows how careless the customs boss might be. The health and lives of the poor doesn't matter, this is a gross insult,"he lamented.

The President further stated that "If the customs boss could comfortably supervise the deaths of seven innocent Nigerians in broad daylight, then he is worse than boko haram who hides and launches attacks at night.

"He has no regards for the lives of Nigerians and has divided lives into classes, those that matter like his and that of his friends and families and those that never matter, which are those of poor Nigerians".

Abubakar therefore questioned the Customs boss' humanity, while condemning his lack of remorse for the lives lost.

He call on President Bola Tinubu to bring the Customs boss to oder, adding that he (Customs boss) is feeling untouchable and powerful because of his connections to the President.

Abubakar restated the council's committment to remain resolute and un-bothered with the customs boss connections to the President, while further calling for his resignation over incompetency and for supervising the deaths of innocent Nigerians.

"Should he fail to resign, we will be compelled to to take to the streets by observing a candle night in front of the Customs headquarters in memory of the Nigerians who lost their lives, which will be followed up by a protest in the morning demanding for the sack of the Customs boss.

"While we pass our deep and sincere condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the deseased, we call on Nigerians to come out in large numbers and support us as we match in solidarity to demand for justice for the souls or our lost compatriots".