By: Ade Phillips
The number of fatalities resulting from a devastating stampede during an almsgiving event in Bauchi over the weekend has now reached seven.
Ahmed Wakilin, the spokesperson for the Bauchi Police Command, revealed this update on Monday when providing information about the incident to Channels.
Six of the victims were pronounced dead at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital while one died at home.
The incident happened on Sunday at Shafa Holdings Company Plc along Jos Road in the Bauchi metropolis where many residents had gathered to receive N10,000 each as alms for the poor which was generously provided by a philanthropist.
More to come…
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