At least 31 people were killed in a stampede in southern Nigeria during a church-sponsored food distribution on Saturday, police said.
The disaster occurred in the town of Port Harcourt, Rivers state, local police spokeswoman Grace Iringe-Koko said, citing 31 deaths.
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Local Nigerian media reported that the event was organized by the King's Assembly Church to donate food and various supplies to the needy at a polo ground in the oil city.
In recent years, Nigeria has experienced several tragedies during stampedes linked to food distributions, including in 2021 during a food distribution program organized by a humanitarian agency in the state of Borno, in the north of the country, where seven women died after being trampled on by the mob.
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