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A yet unknown  number of of the Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, died on Wednesday night as they scrambled for handouts distributed by former Governor of the state, Bukola Saraki.

A source said no fewer than a dozen people were feared dead.
Several others were injured in the incident which occurred at  a venue popularly called PDP Charity House, which is near Mr. Saraki’s Ilorin residence.

Tragedy struck as indigent party tried to outsmart one another as Mr. Saraki and other philanthropists distributed the yearly sallah gifts.

The dead and the injured were packed into ambulances and rushed to nearby hospitals.
In a statement emailed to TIMES on Wednesday night, the Publicity Secretary of Kwara PDP, Mas’ud Adebimpe, confirmed the incident and commiserated with the families of the victims.

He, however, confirmed the death of only four PDP  , with many others injured.
Mr. Adebimpe said, “The Peoples Democratic Party Kwara State chapter held its annual Sallah celebration at PDP Charity House where many party faithful were in attendance.

“The event which is an annual activity of the party went on smoothly until the unfortunate incident of a stampede, which led to some people fainting. They were immediately rushed to a hospital few blocks away from the venue.

“While some are currently responding positively to treatment, we however regret to announce that we lost  four of our party to the unfortunate development.
“Our prayers  go out to the families of the deceased and we pray for the quick recovery of those that are responding fast to treatment.”

The yearly sallah gifts distribution by the Sarakis and the party have of late led to multiple deaths.

On May 27, 2011, several people died at the Mandate House, Ilorin, as they scrambled for rice and other items.

At least 11 others died in a similar fashion in November 2010, but only four deaths were also confirmed by the Kwara government at the time.

http://timesng.com/news/146753-several-die-stampede-kwara-pdp--scramble-sarakis-sallah-gifts.html

The level of poverty in Nigeria.
R I P to the dead.

Its so sad.
But why can't proper arrangement be made to avert the stampede... I think something like this also happened some years back in Sen.Bukola Saraki's gathering as well.

That shows the level of poverty in Kwara state.

Front Page material.

Bad Juju things on my mind. He don use dem do something

Poverty is a b.iatch! Impatient is the devil's instrument.

The number was 80 last year, the government of kwara, Saraki's family and kwara PDP are just using poverty to attack kwarans.

RIP To the dead, may God save us from evil leadership.

He don use them do salah sacrifice. RIP to d poor

Some times I don't know why this people are so gullible and cheap ..They had thesame ordeal in his fathers time now they are been slaves to the son...You are all fighting for food materials while your state allocation is been siphon by thesame by your so called SaiSaraki

Nigerians!

Imagine a man stealing your cow and now calling on you to come and collect a quarter of a kilo beef from your cow stolen.

And they still gat the mind to go in there in multitudes to stampede themselves instead of stampeding the man and his households.

Why are we so weird?

Horlawoomey: The number was 80 last year, the government of kwara, Saraki's family and kwara PDP are just using poverty to attack kwarans.

RIP To the dead, may God save us from evil leadership.

Stampede, stampade e'ry year... Sakari should change his 'Salah sacrifice' tactics.

Ate nu je, ko ma pa mi

Poverty is a disease . RIP to the dead

This is what you get when illiterate and poverty dominate society. If the victims were informed or educationally equipped about good governance, none of them will be running after these oppressors whose source of wealth was through abysmal looting of public funds. It's just unfortunate that those people lost their lives on trap perpetuated to make them dependent and dormant in other to continue celebrating criminals as leaders.

Masses they suffer for this country oh

dis is wat povery cn cause,pple sufferin in d midst of plenty

Ogbeche77: Ate nu je, ko ma pa mi

Just the right words for this.
God bless you.

Well yea
That almost always happens during any major celebration in the north.

Poverty stinks

Ogbeche77: Ate nu je, ko ma pa mi

Elaborate? biko!

Hypertek tins! Hypertek tins!

Hope sum1 will not cum here and blame GEJ 4 all dis?





#just asking#

owolabifunke14: Bad Juju things on my mind. He don use dem do something

Barka da sallah nooooni..............dey don use dem 4 sacrifice

POVERTY BAD OOOO[color=#990000][/color]

e go better

RIP poverty

God punish Poverty......... i smell foul play, sacrifice for 2015 election

Impoverished the people and now handing out peanuts to them. The masses in Nigerian nation is a mass of foolish people.

Must they continue to kill for power? That was how his father too did when he was alive (2011) killing innocent people under the guise of some paltry gifts...

check it out here...the matter has already been swept under the carpet now...now this again...

http://saharareporters.com/press-release/kwara-stampede-deaths-acn-writes-kwara-govt-seeks-probe-deaths-pdp-office

God help us

this is not poverty, this is purely stupidity.... this thing happens year in year out and these kwarans are yet to I'm come to that they are being used for sacrifice.... saraki is educated and knowledgeable, he knows how to distribute without causing harm but he choses this system so that his deities can have something to feed on... I think it's high time they change the state name to Saraki state