Three Die, 21 Injured in Borno Stampede During Cash Distribution
Three persons lost their lives in Bama LGA of Borno State on Thursday during a humanitarian cash distribution which resulted in a stampede that led to the death of three persons, while 21 others were injured.
The incident occurred around 8:00 a.m. at Kasugula Primary School, one of the designated centres for the exercise.
Zagazola Makama, a publication focusing on counter-insurgency in the Lake Chad region, said the disbursement was jointly organised by the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
According to the the report, the beneficiaries gathered to receive flat-rate cash assistance of N28,500 when the crowd reportedly surged uncontrollably toward the school gate, resulting in a deadly stampede.
The report said that one of the deceased victims, 60-year-old Bukar Labddo from Bukar Tela ward, was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital, while the two others died while receiving treatment.
It added that the injured include Falmata Modu, Tella Tujani, Bulama Yakime, Amina Mohammed, Mallam Akura, Fatima Bukar, Yagana Ibrahim, Fatima Mohammed, Fatima Abatcha, Zara Lawan, Inde Modu, and Aisha Abdullahi.
Security operatives were deployed to the scene to restore order, and Authorities have handed over the bodies of the deceased to their families for burial.
