ABUJA: At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Saturday after thousands of panicked job-seekers stampeded during a government recruitment drive at the national stadium.

Survivors said that thousands had gathered to apply for jobs with the immigration department in the Abuja stadium.

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