Five people recently lost their lives while many others fainted during a stampede in Kaduna.The people were scrambling to collect Ramadan gifts from a businessman who deals in dairy products at Kabala Constain area, Kaduna.
An eyewitness, Bala Mohammed, who spoke to Punch newspaper disclosed that a large number of people flooded the place where the gifts were being shared.
“Everyone was there, both able and physically challenged persons came in their hundreds, the whole place became chaotic which led to a stampede. Women were asked to queue on separate line.”
According to Mohammed, 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.
The Kaduna Police Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Zubairu confirmed the incident.
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