There's a breaking news that over 30 persons allegedly died early hours today [November 2, 2013] at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground after All Progressive Grand Alliance [APGA] started campaigning at the prayer house.
The Holy Ghost Adoration Ground which is located at Uke town in Anambra State is one of the biggest Catholic prayer groups in Anambra State officiated and managed by Fr. Obimma (Ebube Muonso).
According to reports, Gov Peter Obi, Willie Obiano and the APGA team had entered the ground to campaign but when the audience opposed them, his people rushed the crowd, beating women and some men like babies.
This reportedly caused a stampede that eventually got a lot of worshippers injured. At the end of the stampede, over 28 corpses were seen littered on the grounds. An estimate of over 200 were injured. A large percent of the dead and injured are believed to be Ngige supporters.
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Peter Obi,Willie Obiano and the APGA team left the Adoration ground around 3 or 4 am in the morning while the incident happened at the end of the adoration service.
After the final blessings and as people will slowly marching to the exit, a mole; supposedly someone positioned at the exit to raise the alarm, started shouting fire fire fire fire from the outside of the arena.
Given the large number of people slowly moving out of the ground, they hurriedly began rushing back into the adoration ground to avoid the fire; a fire which many of them didn't even see.
This caused many of them to be wounded and I was lucky nothing happened to people close to me. Some fainted while others lost consciousness.
When the stampede subsided, the bodies were gathered and were prayed for. Many of them rose up after the prayers and sprinkling of the holy water while the remaining were taken to Crown Hospital while one was taken to St. Charles Borromeo hospital Onitsha.
Many of the unconscious are regaining stability as at now and we thank God that some professed dead are returning to life; this has brought some amount of joy in front of Crown hospital.
This is an individual report and has nothing to do with any political party. This is the state of things and how it occurred at Uke.
Bodies numbering between 10 and 30 were carried away from the ground but official statistics and reports is yet to be released from the Adoration ground or from the hospital.
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Posted: at 2-11-2013 03:47 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
I remember in 1983 Senator Offiah Nwali lost his wife, son and new born baby in an aeroplane crash - a Forka 28 in Enugu.
The rumour was that Offia Nwali's in his younger years had desecrated a prayer site in Anambra state and the death of his family was because of his actions then.
Let us pray that this is just a "story" and that no one died and that no political thugs were responsible for this embarrassing incident.
One wonders why so many Nigerians lose their lives everyday and there is not even a war going on!!
Nigeria as a nation should really get their act together and stop behaving like animals.
My apologies to all real animals..
Posted: at 2-11-2013 05:08 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ePeterJames at 2-11-2013 06:20 PM (11 years ago) (m)
mumu poster, u first said people died as a result of beating from APGA thugs, second u said they died as a result of avoiding fire stampede, ...u need slap o
Posted: at 2-11-2013 06:20 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
mondi1967 at 2-11-2013 08:39 PM (11 years ago) (m)
See what this evil men had caused the people praying for peace for the state & the country as well. My God have mercy on them bcos they know not what they are doing
Posted: at 2-11-2013 08:39 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie