Ekiti: Stampede kills three at post-convocation party

The Ekiti State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of three persons following a stampede at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti.

Sources said the incident occurred during an after-convocation party organised by students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, which held its second convocation ceremony on Saturday.

It was gathered that the situation turned chaotic during the party, leading to a stampede that resulted in fatalities.

Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, SP Sunday Abutu, said the Commissioner of Police, Michael Falade, had ordered a thorough investigation. Punch