Nigeria stampede at charity cash hand-out event kills seven in Bauchi - BBC News

Children were among the victims of the crush at the charity event that attracted a big crowd.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Adamu familyImage caption, Aisha Usman Adamau, 14, was one of those who was killed in the stampedeBy Mansur AbubakarBBC News, KanoSeven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in a stampede at a charity event in Nigeria.

On Sunday, a businessman in Bauchi state, in the north-east, had invited residents to collect 5,000 naira ($3.70; £2.90) each.

The event attracted a big crowd and "before you knew it things got out of hand", a local journalist told the BBC.

Recent economic strife has left many desperate for help. Five thousand naira could feed an average family for a day.

Police confirmed that seven people - four adult women and three girls, aged between eight and 55 - were killed in the incident in the Jos Road area of Bauchi city, though some locals have put the death toll higher.

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