Moment a lady died in stampede while struggling for COVID-19 palliatives has merged.
NewsOne Nigeria understands that a video of the said lady on a stretcher at St. Mary Hospital in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, was shared online so her family can be notified of the situation.
The deceased, according to available reports, was among the people that trooped to a warehouse located on Secretariat Road in Gwagwalada area council of the FCT where Covid-19 palliatives were stored.
She reportedly tripped while the struggle to get the food items ensued, and was trampled upon by the agitating crowd who were also fighting to collect their own items, in the process, she suffocated.
The lady it was learned, was rescued and rushed to the General hospital in Gwagwalada where she was confirmed dead.
A Facebook user, Emmanuela Oraegbune shared photos of the deceased lady in a post on the social media network with a call for anyone who knows her family members to go to the hospital.
Emmauela in an updated post, said that the family of the deceased lady has been contacted and they have identified her corpse.
Watch the moment the lady died inn stampede…
Graphic: Lady dies in stampede over COVID19 palliatives in Gwagwalada, Abuja, today October 26. pic.twitter.com/GFR1TQLIuH
— Naijablogger (@Naijablogger) October 26, 2020
