I don't know about Nigeria but it seems this black Friday sales is becoming something else in United Kingdom according to DailyMail Scenes of violence and chaos broke out across the UK as millions
of customers flooded shops and supermarkets to try and get their hands on
cut-price goods during the Black friday sales.
Police were called to dozens of supermarkets as the
midnight sales descended into chaos, with shoppers resorting to wrestling one
another on the shop floor as they competed over discounted TVs, which had been
reduced by as little as £60.
One Tesco store in Manchester had to be closed just
36 minutes after opening due to fighting, while another customer was arrested
on suspicion of assault in the Salford branch after allegedly telling a staff
member that he would 'smash their face in'.
The chaos even led to one woman being injured by a
falling TV, while a fight broke out when a teenage girl starting throwing
advent calendars around the store.
As the discounting frenzy reached fever pitch,
there were also reports of staff being left in tears, while a female staff
member was apparently left with a black eye following a melée at the store in Stretford.
A senior police officer has now hit out at
supermarkets for failing to have adequate security in the run-up to the Black
Friday sales.
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Sir
Peter Fahy said the mayhem which broke out overnight were 'totally predictable'
but that stores did not have enough staff on duty in the run-up to the manic
sales.
He said: 'The events of last night were totally
predictable and I am disappointed that stores did not have sufficient security
staff on duty.
'This created situations where we had to deal with
crushing, disorder and disputes between customers. It does not help that this
was in the early hours when police resources are already
stretched.'
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