Mass panic in Nigeria: tragic misfortune for food distribution!

Mass panic in Nigeria: tragic misfortune for food distribution!

Numerous people have died in tragic mass panics in Nigeria. In the capital Abuja, at least 31 people, including four children, lost their lives when free food was distributed at a charitable event in front of a Catholic church on Saturday. In the crowd, there was a fatal chaos that, according to the police, began in front of the community center in Anambra, where rice and other food were spent on people in need. Nigeria's President Tinubu canceled his official dates and expressed his grief of the incident by praying for the victims and their relatives.

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In addition to the tragedies in Abuja, reports about another mass panic in Port Harcourt, where a similar incident also demanded 31 fatalities. The participants had gathered to accept free food donations from the Kings Assembly Church. An injured person informed the police that a crowds could have triggered the deadly chaos shortly before the event began. Reports about children were examined under the victims, but were not confirmed for the time being. Injured people were brought to a military hospital nearby.

The repetition of such tragedies in Nigeria raises questions about the security measures at large meetings. In the past few months there have always been fatal incidents at events for food distribution, such as recently in Maiduguri, where seven people died. The president was deeply affected and expressed his sympathy. The government and authorities have now ordered investigations to prevent such incidents in the future, such as Kleine Zeitung reported. The incidents also illustrate the precarious situation in a country where more than 80 million people live below the poverty line, such as Rnd