Three persons have d!ed following a stampede at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The incident occurred during an after-convocation party organised by students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, on Saturday, April 18, 1026.
It was gathered that the situation turned chaotic during the party, leading to a stampede that resulted in fatalities.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, SP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident said the Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, had ordered an investigation.
“The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident that happened at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti at about 1 am on Sunday that led to the d3ath of a staff member of the hotel and two students,” the statement read.
“A preliminary investigation revealed that the students, after their convocation on 18th April, 2028, decided to move to the hotel for a party.
“During the party, which lasted till the following day, two yet-to-be-identified students had an argument and began to fight.
“Others around decided to run out of the hotel premises, and there was a stampede that claimed the lives of three persons. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue for autopsy.”
The said the Commissioner of Police commiserated with the families of the victims and assured that the command would leave no stone unturned in uncovering the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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