Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko
At least three kids were killed and eight people injured following a stampede at the residence of Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, in Sokoto as a throng of people scrambled for Sallah gifts being distributed by the governor.
checks Monday revealed that the incident occurred at about 9pm on Sunday when a large number of youths, who formed three queues to collect clothing materials for Sallah festivities, began struggling to get the largesse, which the governor usually distributes before the Sallah festivities.
During the scrambling by the crowd, three underage children slumped and died as a result of suffocation while several teenagers were injured and are currently receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto.
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