Eyewitness said hundreds of the online registered customers had gathered at the collection centre to collect palliatives from the company.
One eyewitness said that the number of persons that had gathered to collect the palliatives over stretched the centre’s facilities. This, according to the source led to the stampede.
The State Police Command Public Relation Officer, Nnmadi Omoni who confirmed the incident said only two persons died.
Omoni said that “the incident occurred when palliatives were being distributed by INKSMARKET, a Non-Governmental Organisation to her registered members from Ikwerre, Emohua and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas, when suddenly there was a stampede leading to the death of two people, while some sustained various degrees of injuries and are currently receiving medical attention.”