Tension in Ogun, Lagos over alleged ‘deadly rice’ in circulation

There is tension in parts of Ogun and Lagos states over rumours that there is deadly rice in circulation.

 

Parents and relatives send voice messages to their loved ones, warning them against buying or consuming rice at this time because a foreign trader had invoked the spirit of Ogun deity after her two trucks of rice were stolen and smuggled into Nigeria.

 

In various voice notes forwarded to our correspondent, the speakers maintained that two trucks of rice were stolen from a neighbouring country and were later smuggled into Nigeria through the Idiroko border and the Seme border.

 

It was stated that the owner of the bags of rice, a woman, contacted some Ogun worshipers in Ghana to lay curses on whoever buys or consumes the alleged stolen rice.

 

In a voice note, it was rumoured that some Customs officers and a soldier had died in Badagry, Lagos State.

 

It was also alleged by another sender on WhatsApp that over 70 persons had died in the past few days after buying or consuming the said rice.

 

Imported rice from the Benin Republic remains one of the most consumed staples in Nigeria, especially by children and the youth.

 

—Punch

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