Saharareporters learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday night during the distribution of clothing and food personally handled by the governor at his residence.
Thousands of hungry and
unemployed of youth had converged at the residence of the governor to receive
materials including food and clothing during the end of Ramadan fast break when
the stampede happened.
A doctor on duty at the
Accident and Emergency unit of Specialist Hospital Sokoto who didn’t want his
name mentioned confirmed to SaharaReporters that three corpses has been
deposited at the mortuary of the hospital while about eight other victims are
receiving treatment for injuries sustained during the stampede.
Residents told our reporters
that some youths lost their lives at a similar event during 2012 Ramadan
season.
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