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The Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha diocese said the pandemonium was not caused by sabotage
A stampede that led to the death of about 25 people in a church in Anambra state, Saturday, was caused by “false alarm”, a senior church official has said.
Dozens of people were trampled at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground in Uke, Idemili North local council of Anambra State, during a mad rush.
Over a hundred worshippers sustained various degrees of injuries, eye witnesses said.
In a press conference on Sunday, Valerian Okeke, the Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, described the incident as “unfortunate.”
The church also said that the stampede was not caused by sabotage. “In the early hours of Saturday, November 2, there was a stampede moments after prayers at Holy Ghost Adoration Centre, Uke,” said Uche Ukor, a Reverend Father and Director of Social Communications, who represented the archbishop.
“The stampede, which occurred while people were going home, resulted in the loss of some lives. Some are still injured and receiving treatments in some hospitals.”
“The stampede was reportedly caused by a false alarm raised by somebody in the crowd along one of the narrow roads out of the town. The crowd was so much that people wanting to leave all at the same time made it very difficult for people to find enough space to move,” he added.
SOURCE: Premium Times
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A stampede that led to the death of about 25 people in a church in Anambra state, Saturday, was caused by “false alarm”, a senior church official has said.
Dozens of people were trampled at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground in Uke, Idemili North local council of Anambra State, during a mad rush.
Over a hundred worshippers sustained various degrees of injuries, eye witnesses said.
In a press conference on Sunday, Valerian Okeke, the Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, described the incident as “unfortunate.”
The church also said that the stampede was not caused by sabotage. “In the early hours of Saturday, November 2, there was a stampede moments after prayers at Holy Ghost Adoration Centre, Uke,” said Uche Ukor, a Reverend Father and Director of Social Communications, who represented the archbishop.
“The stampede, which occurred while people were going home, resulted in the loss of some lives. Some are still injured and receiving treatments in some hospitals.”
“The stampede was reportedly caused by a false alarm raised by somebody in the crowd along one of the narrow roads out of the town. The crowd was so much that people wanting to leave all at the same time made it very difficult for people to find enough space to move,” he added.
SOURCE: Premium Times
Read more at http://premiumtimesng.com/news/147749-anambra-church-stampede-caused-false-alarm-archbishop.html
