Crowds are seen around the area, where dozens of people suffered cardiac arrest, in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon in Seoul on October 30, 2022. - Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul, after thousands of people crowded into narrow streets in the city's Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with President Yoon Suk-yeo, the Government and people of the Republic of South Korea as well families of victims of the tragic incident at Itaewon in Seoul district which claimed over 150 lives.
The president, in a statement yesterday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, sent prayerful wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured, healing and comfort to the entire nation as they grieve the heart-breaking loss of mostly teenagers and people in their twenties.
Buhari assured President Yoon that Nigeria stands with the people of Korea at this difficult and trying moment.
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
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