Several people have reportedly lost their lives, with many more injured following a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) learnt that incident occurred on Saturday morning when residents scrambled to receive palliatives distributed by the church.
According to reports, the religious body had organized the event to provide relief to struggling residents, however, things went a wire after residents mostly from Mpape, Gishiri Village, and other nearby settlements stormed the location amass seeking palliatives.
Eyewitnesses also claim the incident occurred between 7 am and 8 am when the huge crowd surged forward to receive the palliatives.
TNG understands that the incident is coming days after a similar incident had occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State, where a stampede at a children’s funfair resulted in the deaths of at least 35 children and left six others critically injured.