The injured ones were injured were “swiftly evacuated to the hospital for immediate medical treatment”.
According to the statement by Grace Iringe Koko, the command’s Public Relations Officer, preliminary investigations conducted by the command indicate that the “unfortunate incident occurred when the management of Kings Church Assembly organised a crusade which attracted mammoth crowd”.
The church was meant to give out food items to the less privileged.
The police said the crowd was “uncontrollable” and “all efforts made by the organisers to bring sanity proved abortive”.
The Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, while condemning the incident, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of the State Criminal Investigations Department to carry out discrete investigations into the incident.
The commissioner also commiserated with the bereaved families and prayed to God to comfort and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
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They underestimated the hunger in the land. Any free food is and should be done in the open. To think that wike was in Abuja spending dollars while his ppl were dying of hunger. So sad that buhari happened to Nigeria. May the dead RIP
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This news... makes me feel one type of way. Shivers
DeleteThis is so so sad, food that wont pass 10k is what took this much lives, it will never end well for those who turned Nigeria to what it is now.
DeletePoverty is fast prevailing. Politicians are busy sharing our money so they can attain higher positions to loot us further. Rest In Peace to them. So sad.
ReplyDeleteIts terribly painful. These politicians will never end well and will never know peace even in their graves.
DeleteChaii! Hunger is really in the Land .
ReplyDeleteMay their souls rest in peace 🙏
Check well now, it wasnt just less privileged fighting for the food items. Na African mentality be that. Even house of assembly members fight over little things
ReplyDeleteI wish I can like your comment a million times. You are very correct. Our mentality is to collect awoof either you are comfortable or lacking…somebody else thing Dey sweet us and that’s why there are a lot of lazy Nigerians. It is well.
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When I saw dis yesterday,I was mortified at this failed state.this is wat we have been reduced to.stampeed for foodstuffs.oh! But our leaders both under the umbrella of PDP and APC were busy using our money to buy delegates.i give up already on Nigeria.God take control.we need to wake up.
ReplyDeleteIt is well, with our country.
ReplyDeleteThere's hunger in the land and it is getting worse by the day. Our rulers and policy makers don't care a hoot. Look at all the dollars distributed at Abuja yesterday. And that is PDP o. APC is on the way. God, please comfort the families of these unfortunate people. Rest the souls of the victims. Come through for us in this country. Cause these demons to experience what the common man is going through. Turn things around for the better of the poor and weak in this country.
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DeleteThis is sad. There is serious hunger in the land. I feel scared going to market most days because what you bought yesterday will definitely add price tomorrow. So many shops have closed up.
ReplyDeleteGod help us.
This is all shades of wrong o. May there souls rip Amen 🙏
ReplyDeleteLast Christmas a woman lost her baby fighting for free food at a church, couldn't have been more than 5 cups of rice. Her baby fell from her back and was stampeded. She went home with a dead baby.
ReplyDeleteIt is well. 😢
ReplyDeleteIt’s a shopping program they do yearly and they even used a bigger venue this year but learnt some people went there very early and some camped the evening before just to make sure the get a good position for the freebies.
ReplyDeleteReal hunger in the land but Nigerians need to curb their disorderliness and impatience.
gbam @ "disorderliness and impatience"
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