Anambra stampede victims laid to rest amid heartfelt mourning

PEOPLES GAZETTE 

The victims who died in a stampede that occurred during a Christmas rice distribution in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra, were buried on Friday.

The police command in Anambra had confirmed 22 people dead in the stampede that happened on December 21, 2024, during the palliatives organised by a philanthropist in the area.

The interdenominational burial service organised for the victims, held at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Field, Okija, had families of the victims, community members and other notable personalities of the community.

During the service, Donald Chukwudolue, who anchored the service, prayed to the Almighty God to console everybody who lost their loved ones and wished that such would not occur again in the community.

Mr Chukwudolue said, “We ask God to wipe away every tear and console the families of the deceased. We pray such an accident will not occur in Okija again.