Oodi scramble for land leaves man in crutches

Monday, December 08, 2014

Norman Segadimo is walking aided by crutches after the stampede for land in Oodi village recently nearly suffocated him to death.

He was one of the hundreds who had camped outside the Oodi land Board fence the previous night, determined to be among the first to submit their applications for land in his home village.

He did not even have the chance to submit his application that morning. Instead, the stampede that ensued only landed him in the Oodi Hospital, along with several others who were trampled upon as the massive turnout brought down the fence.

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