Woman And 5-Year-Old Girl Die In Lagos Church Stampede

Woman And 5-Year-Old Girl Die In Lagos Church Stampede

A stampede at the Lagos church Comfort Life Mission International, on Ewenla Streets off Ikotun-Idimu Road, claimed the lives of two people.

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On August 18, a prayer service led by Pastor Odekunle Epaphras Prayer Ministries, commonly known as Olorun Ojiji, was interrupted by the tragedy.

Every month on the third Thursday, a sizable number of people attend the worship session.

According to a witness, trouble started after the crowd waiting for the second service scrambled to enter the venue immediately after the first service ended without allowing the first set of worshippers to exit the venue, leading to a stampede.

Woman And 5-Year-Old Girl Die In Lagos Church Stampede

The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, August 19.

He said that incident occurred at about 11.00 a.m. on Thursday, at the church, located on 13/15, Ewenla Street, Pab Bus stop, Ikotun, Lagos

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“The police received a report that there was stamped during their congregational service at the church on Thursday.

As a result of the stampede, five persons slumped and were rushed to Isolo General Hospital, for treatment,” the PPRO stated.“A woman of about 45 years old and a 5-year-old girl, whose identities and address are unknown, died

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“The scene has been visited, corpses deposited at Mainland General Hospital mortuary, Yaba, for preservation, investigation in progress,” he added.

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