The tragic stampedes, which occurred in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, Anambra state and Abuja, have led to the deaths of 67 people, 35 of them are childrenThe events, which were meant to provide aid to the poor,

In 2022, a stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and many children.

Ten people, including four children, were killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed by a local church at an annual Christmas event,