Many people are feared killed in a stampede just before the commencement of a programme organised by a new generation church in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
While the church known as ‘Kings Assembly’ is located in the GRA axis of the metropolis, the programme was at the Polo Club in the Rivers State capital to accommodate the usual large congregation.
Sources said crowd overstretched the venue as the church had invited members of the public to come and receive gift items and food for its fourth anniversary.
A source said the crowd which started trooping in at about 6:30am on Saturday morning pushed open a small gate to gain entrance leading to a stampede