OVER 39 persons are feared dead, with many others injured following a stampede at the Polo Club in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred during a free shopping programme organised by Kings Assemblies Church in Port Harcourt.
The programme was organised to help the underprivileged get gifts including food items, free of charge.
As of the time of filing this report, over 39 dead bodies were reported to have been counted and these included that of a pregnant lady and three children.
The incident has been blamed on poor crowd management by the organisers and impatience on the part of the crowd as everyone was apparently in a rush to get ahead of others.
As of the time of this report, some of the organisers of the programme have been arrested including the church’s legal adviser whose name was not given.
A member of the church who witnessed the incident confirmed the death figure but blamed the impatience of a majority of people in the crowd for the incident.
Another eyewitness said thousands of people gathered at the venue as early as 2.00 am and were trying to force their way into the premises resulting in a stampede.
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