7 Die During Alms Giving Stampede In Bauchi

The death toll from Sunday’s Bauchi alms-giving stampede has risen to seven, the police said Monday.

The police spokesperson in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Wakil, said three more women died.

Four people were reportedly trampled to death on Sunday during an attempt to participate in an almsgiving exercise at Shafa Holdings Company Plc on Jos Road in Bauchi, Bauchi State.

The police said the incident happened at about 10:20 a.m. when the company was holding its annual Zakat exercise, otherwise known as almsgiving, to help the less privileged in the state.

”The medical doctor at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) confirmed that two more women died at the hospital among those brought for treatment.

“The other woman was conveyed home by her family, but she died at home,” Mr Wakil said.

He added, ”More details will be made available to the public as the command receives them.”

A witness, Laraba Saleh, said several other people, women and children, were injured during the stampede.

(NAN)