Two persons were feared dead and 20 others injured in a stampede at the entrance of Akwa Ibom international stadium in Uyo on Friday, during its inauguration.
According to reports, crowd control was a difficult task in spite of the road blocks mounted some kilometers away from the stadium. Although they got tickets to enable them access the 30,000 capacity stadium, the crowd started coming about five hours ahead of time.
Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Emem Bassey, said two unconscious persons were taken to an undisclosed hospital.
Bassey said: "I was told that two persons have been taken to the hospital. These are people who were fighting at the gate in a bid to enter the Stadium. This is the first time this his happening. Everybody is excited. Everybody wants to enter the stadium.
It was gathered that, the security operatives at some checkpoints were using horse whips and tear gas to control the crowd.
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