Niger Govt House stampede: Nigerians should not die seeking N10,000 – Atiku

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday expressed profound sorrow over reports that three people died in a stampede at the Niger State Government House after a crowd gathered amid reports that N10,000 would be distributed.
Atiku said Nigerians should not die while seeking N10,000 amid hardship in the country.
In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said the dead must be remembered as people with names, families and futures, not reduced to a grim headline about a crowd.
He said: “Three Nigerians reportedly went to a Government House and did not return...