Anambra stampede
22 Dec
The Federal Government has condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic stampedes that occurred during food distribution exercises in Ibadan, Abuja, and Okija. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, in a statement issued by his media assistant, Malam Rabiu Ibrahim, on Sunday in Abuja, described…
22 Dec
Nigeria has recorded over 70 deaths of people who died in stampedes while scrambling for food and palliatives in different parts of the country. With an inflation rate of 34.60%, many Nigerians cannot afford essential items, including food, and anticipate palliatives distribution events. As a result, relief items distribution events witness unprecedented mammoth crowds. When…
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No fewer than 20 people from the Okija community in Anambra State are reported to have died in a stampede that occurred during a Saturday morning rice distribution event. Sources indicate that the victims of the tragic incident were predominantly women. Videos circulating on social media show lifeless bodies sprawled on the ground, while others…
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