Women dead in stampede during rice sharing event in Anambra

Eric Patrick 

Many residents have been reported  dead in Okija community, Anambra State, during a rice-sharing event.

The stampede occurred on Saturday when a large crowd gathered to receive free bags of rice.

A Facebook user, identified as Arinzechukwu Nwanonenyi, shared the shocking video and was obtained by Thewatch Africa on Saturday.

Thewatch Africa gathered that some women had gathered to collect their share of rice distributed by Obijackson.

Nwanonenyi's post read, "It’s a pity. Poverty is terrible. Assuming these women who met their untimely deaths were not poor, they would not have been there in the first place. God have mercy, and may their souls rest in peace. Amen."

However, the authorities are yet to confirm the exact number of casualties. 

This is not the first time Nigerians have died in a stampede during sharing of food items mostly rice. 

The incident depicted the dire economic struggles faced by many in the States in Nigeria.

 

Thewatch Africa on Wednesday, reported the tragic incident that struck at the Islamic High School in Bashorun, Ibadan, during a children's Christmas party, resulting in the deaths of 35 children.

The party was organised by Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Ibadan, led by Oriyomi Hamzat, in collaboration with Queen Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, the ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife.

Eyewitnesses report that many children were trampled in the chaos, with several others injured and currently receiving treatment at the University College Hospital in Ibadan.