Children’s Day stampede: Edo Govt begins investigation as police interrogate bouncer

Edo State Government stated that an probe has commenced into the stampede that occurred astatine the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Wednesday, the venue of this year’s Children’s Day celebration, wherever respective students sustained assorted degrees of injuries.

The authorities besides said that the bouncer progressive successful the incidental is presently being interrogated by the Police to ascertain the contiguous oregon distant origin of the incident. 

DAILY POST reports that Dr Patrick Ebojele, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo disclosed this successful a connection portion reacting to the incidental successful Benin City.

While narrating what led to the incident, Ebojele alleged that the pandemonium was caused by immoderate excited children who resorted to unruly behaviour astatine 1 of the gates of the stadium.

He said the behaviour led to immoderate “kind of stampede” which necessitated 1 of the bouncers to deploy the usage of teardrop state to disperse the students.

He said that successful the people of the pandemonium that ensued, a fewer students sustained injuries.

According to him, the stadium was filled with thousands of excited children who came to enactment successful the day’s activities. The turnout was unprecedented. All the entrances into the installation were opened for children to entree the stadium.

Ebojele explained that the State Deputy Governor, Dennis Ida...