Tag: Stampede

Anambra stampede: Tinubu cancels all official events

Aminu Imam
Tinubu cancels

President Bola Tinubu yesterday cancelled all his official engagements in Lagos, following the deaths of many people as they scrambled for end-of-year palliatives in Abuja and Okija community in Anambra State. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said the events, including the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta, were cancelled in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. Reports indicate that a yet-to-be estimated number of lives were lost at the two tragedies, which also left many others injured. The tragic incidents occured just few days after…

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4 perish during Bauchi Zakat stampede

Aminu Imam

Four people have lost their lives in a stampede during an almsgiving zakat exercise for the poor in Bauchi State. The stampede occurred at the Shafa Holdings Company Plc headquarters along Jos Road, yesterday, at about 10 am. Another individual, 17-year-old Naima Abdullahi, is currently receiving medical treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakili, verified the incident to newsmen, but guaranteed that the situation is currently stable. He stated that the Police acted swiftly upon hearing the news, and…

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