By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
The death toll from the Zakat collection tragedy in Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital, on Sunday, has clocked seven.
Recall that the stampede that claimed the lives of the seven persons happened at the venue of the distribution of Zakaat by a Bauchi-based philanthropist and chairman of the AYM Shafa group of companies.
The confirmation of the latest casualties was given by the image maker of the Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil.
Wakil said, in a press release, that three more women, in addition to previously confirmed four, have died, bringing the death toll to seven.
He said the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) confirmed that two more women died at the hospital among those brought for treatment, while another woman died at home.
He gave their names as Aisha Usman, aged 13; Sahura Abubakar, aged 55; Aisha Ibrahim Abubakar, aged 43; and Khadija Isah, aged 8.
The rest are Maryam Suleiman, aged 20, of Kandahar Bauchi; Maryam Shuibu, aged 16, of Gwang Gwan Gwan Bauchi; and Hassana Saidu, aged 53, of Dutsen Tanshi Bauchi.
“these are the number of victims confirmed dead by medical doctors. More details will be made available to the public as the command receives them”, Wakil said.