The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced the arrest of the organisers of a children’s Christmas charity programme where an unspecified number of children were reportedly k!lled in a stampede.
This was disclosed in a statement the governor issued on Wednesday.
It would be recalled that a stampede occurred in the Bashorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday when an uncontrollable number of people turned up for the programme promising giveaways to people.
The governor said that the state government had taken some steps to halt further deaths and had commenced an investigation, noting that those responsible for the incident would be held accountable.
The statement read:
“Earlier today, an incident occurred in Islamic High School Basorun, the venue of an event organised for families.
“We have taken steps to ensure no further deaths are recorded at this venue by deploying security agents to restore order at the venue. We also deployed medical personnel and ambulances to the venue. The event has been stopped, and attendees have been escorted out of the venue.
“While investigations are ongoing, the primary organisers of the event that led to this stampede have been taken into custody”.
