28 killed, 200 wounded in Anambra church stampede

About 28 people lost their lives today Nov 2nd
during a stampede at the Holy Ghost
Adoration Ground, Uke, Idemili North LGA of
Anambra State (The Adoration ground after
the stampede above
Punch reports
More than 100,000 people were said to be
gathered at the venue of the incident, with
facilities that can hardly take 5,000
people, when the stampede occurred. The
tragic incident has already become
political, as the camps of Governor Peter
Obi and Senator Chris Ngige are trading
blame over the incident.
About 200 victims that survived the
stampede were taken hospitals in Onitsha
and Nkpor where a lot of them were
treated and discharged.
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after the cut...
The incident occurred shortly after Governor
Peter Obi, the governorship candidate for the
All progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Willie
Obiano; and the National Chairman of APGA,
Chief Victor Umeh, among others left the
place after an all-night church programme.
Obi, who later on visited hospitals, where the
survivors of the stampede were being
attended to, promised to set up a panel to
investigate the cause of the stampede.
The Anambra State Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Emeka Chukwuemeka , confirmed
the incident but said he could not give figures
or state the cause of the incident because
investigations were still going on to establish
the cause of the incident.
The Founder and Spiritual Director of the
Holy Ghost Adoration Centre, Rev. Fr.
Emmanuel Obinma, a Catholic priest popularly
called Ebube Mmuonso (the glory of the Holy
Ghost), also went round to see and pray for
the survivors.
He, however, said he was still too shocked to
comment on the incident.