Stampede at PDP sallah event leaves 10 dead, others injured in Kwara

The Sallah festivities ended in sadness for some
families in Kwara State after a stampede
reportedly left at least 10 people dead and
others injured.
The incident occurred near the residence of
former Governor of the state, Dr. Bukola
Saraki, during the yearly Sallah ceremony
which involved the presentation of gifts.
Present at the ceremony were members of the
Peoples Democratic Party and other citizens
looking to receive Sallah gifts from Saraki and
others during the event which held at the  PDP
Charity House in the Ilofa area of the state.
According to Nigerian Eye reports:
An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity,
said the victims were allegedly lumped into
ambulances and rushed to a nearby
hospital.
He said that there were heavy casualties.
Kwara State PDP Publicity Secretary, Alhaji
Mas’ud Adebimpe, confirmed the stampede
later in a statement.
He, however, said only four PDP members
died while many were injured.
Adebimpe said, “The Peoples Democratic
Party Kwara State chapter held its annual
Sallah celebration at PDP Charity House
where many party faithful were in
attendance.
“The event which is an annual activity of
the party went on smoothly until the
unfortunate incident of a stampede, which
led to some people fainting. They were
immediately rushed to a hospital few blocks
away from the venue.
“While some are currently responding
positively to treatment, we however regret
to announce that we lost four of our party
members to the unfortunate development.
“Our prayers go out to the families of the
deceased and we pray for the quick
recovery of those that are responding fast to
treatment,” Adebimpe said.
It will be recalled that similar cases of
stampede had occurred in the past at the
Mandate House,Ilorin where scores of
people died and many were injured.