Matilda Omonaiye/
Police have confirmed 31 persons dead during a stampede at the venue of a free food outreach organised by a new generation church in Port Harcourt today.
The yearly event, tagged: ‘Shop for free,’ was organised by Kings Assemblies at the Port Harcourt Polo Club.
The acting spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the figure this afternoon.
“It is 31 persons that died. It was a stampede because a church was trying to give out palliative.
“They were about to start the event. It was to start by 9 am or so. But some people went there and broke into the place and went inside.
“From the information we have, the church was trying to gift items and food to assist the underprivileged.
“Meanwhile, an investigation has commenced ascertaining the remote and immediate causes of the incident,” Iringe-Koko a Superintendent of Police stated.
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