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  • Ugandan promoter accused of fatal stampede

    Ugandan promoter accused of fatal stampede

    In connection with the 10 fatalities in a stampede on New Year‘s Eve at a concert in the nation’s capital, Kampala, a music promoter in Uganda has been charged with nine counts of negligence.

    On Tuesday night, Abbey Musinguzi appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court. He was remanded to Luzira prison after denying the accusations.

    The prosecution claims that when he shut down the mall’s entrances, leaving only one gate open for more than 20,000 people to leave, he started a stampede at Freedom City Mall.

    The 52-year-old was arrested on Monday.

    His lawyer claims his client is being targeted because he is a known supporter of opposition National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.

    Meanwhile, the police have summoned more people, including the owner of the building, to record statements over the deadly incident.

    Source: BBC.com

  • More than 30 people, including children, killed in stampede at church event in Nigeria

    More than 30 people were killed and others injured when a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on Saturday, according to police and security officials.

    Most of the casualties were children.
    The incident took place at a local polo club, where the nearby Kings Assembly Church had organized a gift donation drive, according to Olufemi Ayodele, a regional spokesman for Nigeria’s Civil Defense Corps.
    “During the process of distributing the gift items, there was a stampede due to overcrowding,” he said. “Casualties were children mostly.”
    The drive had not yet started when the stampede took place, said Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko, a spokeswoman for the state police.
    Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko said the crowd forced their way into the venue, despite the fact that the gate was closed, resulting in the deadly charge.
    Thirty-one people have been confirmed dead, Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko said. Seven injured people were hospitalized after the incident, she added.
    Source: CNN

  • Stampede kills 13 Kenyan schoolchildren

    Police in Kenya say at least 13 children have been killed in a stampede at a primary school in the western town of Kakamega. Nearly 40 others were hurt.

    Some reports said the students started rushing down a narrow staircase after a teacher waved a cane at them. The staircase is said to have collapsed.

    Parents have gathered at the local hospital, waiting for news about their children.

    A Kenyan television station has tweeted a photo of the school:

    Source: bbc.com