Woman dies in stampede in Ogoja, Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
A woman, Mary Christiana Oga, died and several people were seriously injured in a stampede in Ogoja, Nigeria, during a distribution of food and relief goods. Cross River State police are examining the circumstances of the incident and highlighting the risks involved in crowd management, the Daily Post reports.
Mary Christiana Oga died after a stampede on Thursday in Ogoja, in Nigeria’s Cross River State, during the distribution of food and other aid. Several people were seriously injured, the Daily Post reports, citing state police.
The victims were taken to Ogoja General Hospital, where Mary Christiana Oga, who was from Yala Local Government Area, was pronounced dead. Other people were receiving treatment there in the evening, according to the Daily Post.
Witnesses said the crowd had grown denser as residents rushed to obtain the goods being distributed. Police spokesperson ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata said the circumstances were being examined and that police officers and other security personnel had intervened. The distribution was organised by Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, the wife of the state governor, Bassey Otu.
