Lagos, Dec 21, 2024 (AFP) - Several killed in Nigeria by crowd stampedes in centre and south: president's office

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2024-12-21

Several people were killed or injured after crowd stampedes Saturday in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, and in the southern town of Okija, the Nigerian president's office said. "President Bola Tinubu cancelled all his official events in Lagos today, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampede victims," said a statement from his spokesman. Police said that ten people were killed in Abuja and "many others" in O......

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