Dora Akunyili, Stella Adadevoh, Kefee Momoh… the 10 most painful deaths of 2014

9 IS FOR ‘IMMIGRATION VICTIMS’

This was one tragedy in the category of avoidable deaths. It had no business happening.

It was a testimony to the astronomically high level of unemployment in Nigeria. Six-and-a-half million people were reported to have applied for just 4,000 vacant immigration positions across the country.

These 6.5 million applicants had to pay N1, 000 for application, and little did some know that they were even paying for their deaths.

On March 15, these millions gathered at stadia, schools and colleges around the country for the job test. The overwhelming population in all the states were soon involved in stampedes that led to the death of about 16 applicants in all.

This led President Goodluck Jonathan to order a cancellation of the test and a refund of application fees, while promising automatic employment for the families of the deceased.