6 trampled to death in scramble for Ramadan largesse

Six people were reported to have died in a stampede that broke out in front of a house belonging to a Gusau-based millionaire, Alhaji Shehu Danfulani Maidoya, early yesterday.

Vanguard gathered that in line with the spirit of Ramadan, the businessman had made it a point duty to assist the poor in the past 40 years.

According to the sources, this time around Maidoya planned to distribute some food items as usual, hence making hundreds of the villagers to gather in front of his house.

Hundreds of people were said to have trooped to his house as early as 5 a.m making it difficult for those assigned to distribute the food items to control the crowd.

It was alleged that some of those scrambling to get a share of the food items succeeded in pulling down the main gate of the building thereby giving access to many others.

Vanguard learnt that as a result of the development, stampede ensued, leading to the trampling of six people to death.

At press time, the corpses of the six people had been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre mortuary, Gusau.

The state Police Commissioner, Mr Usman Gwary, confirmed the death of the six people, adding that normalcy had been restored at the scene as, according to him, the police had dispersed the crowd.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/6-trampled-to-death-in-scramble-for-ramadan-largesse/#sthash.AT5jHPlC.dpuf

Hmmm... May God save us from poverty

R.I.P to the dead.

Do we ask him to stop it? I think the answer is NO. But he should please learn a lesson from this incident and device an easier means of sharing the items.

But I think the poverty level amongst muslims got to that stage because most of our muslim rich have not been doing well in terms of zakaat.

May ALLAH grant the dead a good welcome

Na small sometim...Food matter,God help us.

May Allah forgive them and grant them paradise! Sad.

Pulled down the gate of a man's house?! See poverty! May their souls rest in peace o

Poverty is an endemic disease . The poor needs education and must be liberated from the rich
Teach them how to fish and stop giving them fishes!!!
Very soon, this same man would use those set of people to settle political scores!!

It s a pity. Dt reminds me of d stampede over TB Josh's holy H20.

DICKtator: Poverty is a disease. The poor needs education and must be liberated from the rich
Teach them how to fish and stop giving them fishes!!!

i can see how rich u are! RIP to the dead

Poooverrrrty!May Allah grant them Aljanah.

Inna lilahi wa inna ilehi rajihun

oyedun82: i can see how rich u are! RIP to the dead

Dude quit being sarcastic.
Riches doesn't necessarily mean material wealth. It could be mental wealth.
Emancipation from slavery!!!!. And you mainly gain such through education!!!

okay, i comment my reserve

R.I.P to the dead. my advise, the money should be channel to industralization.

Why give a man fish when you can teach him how to fish. This is the trademark of most Muslim and northern states.
They will never help their people to gain education and be literate in life.
Selfishness.

heya it a pity...but the rich man should not stop the good work.RIP to the dead.
but wait oooo...some people will still blame GEJ for this oooo!!!

how can pple nt use dia common sense

Is this really about poverty or just simple laziness Most of this people have two legs, two hands and their mental well being is not in doubt. If you wake up by 5am to stand and beg for food. Why not show up at your farm at that time. Life in this country was worst in the 80s,90s than today. Yet most you of younglings here turned out alright. This is not about poverty but outright laziness. DON'T BEG FOR FOOD, GET YOUR OWN FOOD.

harlos: Hmmm... May God save us from poverty

R.I.P to the dead.

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The Northern Elite cannot extend their goodwill in terms of education, instead of giving them free food why not give them scholarships. They always like see people bowing down to them at every corner.

innalillahi wa inna illayhirraj un

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Whoops! I said POVERTY KILLS

a way backwrd... Any rich hausa man has a millions nama to feed. D question nw is: y not shw d nama were to feed instd of takin a small quntity to them!? No haram meant sha

The Rich man should be charged to court of law for conspiracy to commit Manslaughter and multiple manslaughter.

Rip to the dead

Poverty is a curse,i refused to be poor in jesus name...........


RIP to the dead

wilxz: The Northern Elite cannot extend their goodwill in terms of education, instead of giving them free food why not give them scholarships. They always like see people bowing down to them at every corner.

I think education is key over there, because the increase of Mendicants popularly known as almajiris is quiet alarming.