5 people have lost their lives in a
stampede while waiting to collect
Ramadan gifts from a businessman
in Kaduna on Monday, July 13.
It was learnt that many others
fainted during the stampede. The
incident happened when people
learnt that a businessman,who
deals in dairy products, was
sharing gifts at the Kabala Constain
area in Kaduna North local
government area of the state.
An eyewitness at the venue said
that a large number of people
flooded the place where the gifts
were being shared. He said
everyone was there, both able and
physically challenged persons came
in their hundreds, the whole place
became chaotic which led to a
stampede.
Bala Mohammed, a cripple, said
when they arrived at the venue, his
set was ordered to queue on a
separate line while the able and
women also have their own line.
Mohammed stated that when the
businessman arrived to give out the
gifts, the women line was first
chosen and it was in the process
that the stampede occurred, which
led to the death of five persons.
Confirming the incident, Kaduna
Police Command’s spokesperson,
Abdullahi Zubairu, said nobody
died during the stampede. He
added that the command deployed
its personnel to the venue
explaining that the team did not
report any death. But, Zanaib
Mohammed, another eyewitness
told reporters that her sister
informed her that there would be
sharing of gifts at Tyosco Yoghurt,
but lamented that her sister was
one of the victims of the stampede.
Another eyewitness said that the
police were invited to the scene
when the situation started
degenerating. The police were still
seen trying to control the crowd
who continued to wait to collect
their own share of the gifts.
Punch.
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