Multiple social media videos show lifeless bodies laying on the ground after the incident. Some victims have reportedly been taken to nearby hospitals
An unconfirmed number of residents of Okija community in Anambra state have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede.
The stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution of rice.
Victims of the stampede are mostly women.
Multiple social media videos show lifeless bodies laying on the ground after the incident.
Some victims have reportedly been taken to nearby hospitals.
Charles Aburime, the chief press secretary to the Anambra governor, confirmed the incident when contacted.
The Anambra stampede is the second rice distribution-related mishap in 2024.
In March, some students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, were killed in a stampede during the distribution of rice donated by the state government.
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