Nigerians on Twitter have expressed divergent views to a video of angry youths destroying and wasting bags of campaign rice after at least 15 people died in an auto accident in Iworoko-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Recall that the crash occurred around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night when a truck loaded with rice lost control and rammed into a popular market in the town
According to multiple reports, the bags of rice were branded with the campaign stickers of a senatorial candidate in Ondo State.
The truck crashed into three shops, a commercial bus filled with passengers and traders at the ever-busy market.
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The angry youths have also vandalised the vehicle.
However, some Nigerians said it was an act of wastefulness as the rice would have been useful for the poor or internally displaced people (IDP.)
One Twitter user, simply identified as holla@alao_holla said;
“The brakes failed, the rice didn’t take over the trailer or possess the driver…
“Doesn’t call for the alacrity to wastefulness..The soul of the dead rest in peace.”
Some also applauded the youths for wasting the campaign rice saying that eating the rice will be like eating the flesh and drinking the blood of the lives that were lost.
WuzupNaija gathered that among the dead were a mother, her child, a Youth Corps member, traders and some students of the Ekiti State University in the town.
See video of youths at reportedly wasting the rice and some comments:
Iworoko people destroying the campaign rice.#EkitiMourns pic.twitter.com/FTs9fL1KAq
— High Bee (@karim17121) January 13, 2019
This doesnt even worth the lives lost, so while im in support of this very act, its still not enough. Whoever alasoadura is, he should be found as well. See if na Wike dey the sack, same too. Nonsense.
— LummyDee (@Dave_Lummy5) January 13, 2019
Eating the rice is like eating the blood of those killed by the trailer conveying d rice, to me anyway
— C-Man (@inforCman) January 13, 2019
Uhmm we still have the sign of humanity in us. Typical Nigerian wld av sieze dis opportunity to open Rice store after d incident. #EkitiMourns
— Adeola Adebayo (@simply_yewa) January 13, 2019
Are they supposed to steal or carry to their house after what happened? Am impressed
— Olubukola (@Olubu_kola) January 13, 2019
I am surprised too.
— That Edo ? chic?? (@doll_lenses) January 13, 2019
Pls give to IDP NA
— Mr Collins (@Iamencore07) January 13, 2019
Wow. Nigerians have a heart afterall. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they stole the rice but this gives me hope for Nigeria
— Hold On pain Ends(H.O.P.E) (@AkintanBidemi) January 13, 2019
I won’t lie..am not in support of this…this won’t change anything and this is wasteful
Would it have been destroyed if it wasn’t campaign agenda?
— ….G-concept✌ (@real_ekeng) January 13, 2019
This is a sheer display of wastefulness. How does decapitation cure headache!
— D♠️NIEL (@_Daniel101) January 13, 2019
That politician should also step down. RIP to the lost ones
— Noble (@Gozienoble1) January 13, 2019
I’m so surprised they are not stealing the rice…. I witnessed an accident, dead people were still on the road,a woman was trapped begging for mercy in one of the vehicles and ppl were stealing the goods in the container
— I AM ADEOLA (@Deeva4dlord) January 13, 2019
Politicians have used them to do money rituals
— Okereke Peace Ndidi-Amaka (@Im_Pixful) January 13, 2019
