Dozens killed in stampede at a church in Nigeria

The stamped happened as hundreds of people gathered at the church in the Rivers state for food, a police spokesperson said.

At least 31 people have been killed and seven others injured during a stampede at a church event in southern Nigeria’s Port Harcourt city, according to police.

Hundreds of people who had turned up to receive food at the church early on Saturday broke through a gate, causing the stampede, Grace Iringe-Koko, police spokesperson for Rivers state, of which Port Harcourt is…