{"id":52600,"date":"2019-02-13T21:05:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=52600"},"modified":"2019-02-13T21:05:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:05:13","slug":"14-killed-in-rally-stampede-in-nigeria-ahead-of-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=52600","title":{"rendered":"14 killed in rally stampede in Nigeria ahead of election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-52601 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/114812Nigeria3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"863\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/114812Nigeria3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/114812Nigeria3.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>International desk: At least 14\u00a0people have been killed and injured in a stampede at a campaign rally for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, local officials say.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The incident happened at a stadium in the southern city of Port Harcourt when the crowd surged towards a gate after President Buhari's speech, according to BBC report and other agencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nigeria holds an election on Saturday in which Mr Buhari is running for his second term. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is seen as Mr Buhari's main contender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What happened at the rally?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe incident happened after President Buhari delivered his speech shortly after 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium, local media report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Most of the victims are reported to have fallen and been trampled as the crowd tried to force its way through a partially locked gate to follow Mr Buhari as he left the arena. Injured people were taken to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mr Buhari's office later said that the president had been informed about &#8220;the tragic deaths of several members of his All Progressives Congress (APC) party in a stampede&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International desk: At least 14\u00a0people have been killed and injured in a stampede at a campaign rally for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, local officials say. 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