FEMD Commiserates With Victims Of Abuja Church Stampede

By: Nkechi Isa

The Ag. 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.

This was contained in Press Statement released to Abuja Digest in Abuja, Saturday.

The statement said that 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 statement said.

The statement added, “The unfortunate incident occurred at 6.30am Saturday. The nine (9) persons injured and taken to Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, have, however, been discharged.”

According to the statement, the Ag DG FEMD has appealed to organizations which intend to give our food items to the less privileged should involve security agencies or FEMD for support.

He also advised such organizations to instead use coupons and divide the prospective beneficiaries into groups to avoid stampedes.

Mohammed further appealed to residents to use the 112 Emergency Toll Free number in the event of a disaster or emergency.