Tension over alleged ‘deadly rice’ in circulation

Tension over alleged ‘deadly rice’ in circulation

 There is palpable tension in parts of Ogun and Lagos States
following rumours of deadly rice currently in circulation.

 

Rumours contained in several WhatsApp voice notes alleged
that a foreign trader invoked the spirit of Ogun deity on her two trucks of
rice after the trucks were allegedly stolen and smuggled into the country.

 

Speakers in the various voice notes making the rounds
alleged that the two stolen trucks of rice were smuggled into Nigeria from
neighboring country through the Idiroko and the Seme borders.

 

The female trader, according to the voice notes, contacted
some Ogun worshipers in Ghana to lay curses on “anybody that buys or consumes”
the alleged stolen rice.

 

Some Customs officers, an officer of the Nigerian Army and
several others were rumoured to have died after buying or consuming the rice.

 

However, in a statement on Wednesday, the Nigerian Customs
Service in Lagos and Ogun debunked the claims.

 

The Service declared that there was no deadly rice in
circulation in any part of the country.

 

In a statement by the NCS, Seme Area Command, Public
Relations Officer, Isah Sulaiman, described reports as entirely false,
misleading, stressing that it did not reflect the reality of the matter.

 

“The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area
command, has been drawn to a widely circulated unfounded and baseless
allegation claiming that the Command seized and distributed bags of rice
without the knowledge of the purported owner, who then allegedly invoked
traditional powers leading to the death of individuals, including a soldier at
Badagry.

 

“The command wishes to categorically state that this
narrative is entirely false, misleading, and does not reflect the reality of
the matter,” the statement said.

 

Source: Tension over alleged ‘deadly rice’ in circulation

 - NigerianEye
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