28 die in Anambra church stampede

No fewer than 28 people were trampled to death early Saturday in a stampede that occurred during a vigil at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground, Uke, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The vigil was attended by Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr. Willie Obiano and the National Chairman of APGA, Dr. Victor Umeh. More than 100,000 people, Sunday Punch learnt, gathered at the venue, which is designed to take about 5,000 people. The incident occurred shortly after Obi and his entourage left the venue. About 200 victims that survived the stampede were taken to hospitals in Onitsha and Nkpor where of them were

treated and discharged Obi, who later on visited hospitals, where injured persons
were taken, promised to set up a panel to investigate the cause of the stampede.