By Miriam Humbe
The Acting Director General of the FCT Emergency Management Department, (FEMD), Engr Abdulrahman Mohammed has commiserated with the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Abuja and family members of victims of the stampede which occurred in the Church in the early hours of Saturday.
Nkechi Isa, the FEMD’s Head of Public Affairs disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday.
The stampede which claimed 10 lives including 4 children,also injured 10 persons.
The stampede occurred while the Church was distributing palliatives to the less privileged members of the society.
The unfortunate occurred at 6.30am today.
Nine of the injured persons who were taken to Maitama District Hospital have been discharged.
The Acting DG of FEMD appealed to organizations which intend to give our food items to the less privileged to involve security agencies or FEMD.
He also advised such organizations to use coupons and divide the prospective beneficiaries into groups to avoid stampedes
Engr. Abdulrahman further appealed to residents to use the 112 emergency toll free number in the event of a disaster.
