NO fewer than 25 persons, who attended the weekly crusade at the
Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, in Idemili North local government area of
Anambra State, lost their lives during a stampede at the end of the ceremony in
the early hours of Saturday which was caused by a faulty vehicle that burst in flames and
people started running for their lives without knowing what caused the fire.
The crusade, organized by Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obinma for prayers,
healing and spiritual retreat, attracts thousands of people, but the one that
was held Saturday, on the Feast of All Saints turned tragic.
As estimated 100,000 worshipers attended the crusade because,
apart from coinciding with the Feast of All Saints, it was also the first
Saturday of the month.
The Adoration Ground after the stampede.
Apart from the dead 25, whose bodies were said to have been deposited at Immaculate Heart Hospital and Maternity, Nkpor and Charles Borrom Hospital, Onitsha, several others, who sustained various degrees of injuries, are receiving treatment in various hospitals in Onitsha.
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