Tragedy Strikes Nigeria: Food Distribution Events Turn Fatal.
A series of deadly crowd crushes during free food distribution events in Nigeria have left over 70 people dead this week. The most recent incident occurred in Okija, where 22 lives were lost during a Christmas charity event distributing rice and vegetable oil.On the same day, 10 people, including four children, died at a Catholic church in Abuja when the crowd forced its way through the gates. Earlier in the week, a carnival in Ibadan turned tragic as 35 children were killed in a stampede involving over 5,000 attendees.The Nigerian government, alongside police authorities, has urged event organizers to enforce proper crowd control measures to prevent future incidents. President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the tragedies, canceled his official engagements, and called for stricter oversight of charity events.Amnesty International Nigeria highlighted the worsening hunger and economic conditions as root […]
