At least 13 people died in two deadly crowd incidents in Nigeria on Saturday, as charity events turned tragic, with victims mostly women and children. Amnesty calls for a thorough investigation.
At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.
In the state capital Abuja, at least 10 people died and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama district.
In Okija in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria, a crowd crush occurred after a member of the community offered gifts including rice, vegetable oil and money.
State police said three people were confirmed dead though eyewitnesses and Amnesty International Nigeria put the death toll at 20 with more injured.
In both incidents, the victims were mostly women and children who were trampled as crowds tried to reach the provisions being offered.
On Thursday, at least 32 people died in a similar incident at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state.
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Amnesty International Nigeria in a statement on Saturday said that for many Nigerians "having ordinary rice at home is turning into a luxury".
The London-based human rights group urged authorities to promptly, thoroughly, independently, and transparently investigate how these charity events descended into disaster.
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