No less than ten bodies have been recovered from the tragic event that occurred at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama area of Abuja, where several people died in perplexity on Saturday morning.
Newslodge earlier reported that the incident occurred during food distribution at the church premises.
Confirming the unpleasant development, the Federal Capital Territory FCT Police Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said ten bodies were recovered.
The PPRO said four children and six adults were among the confirmed dead so far.
According to her, eight other people were injured to varying degrees.
“Four (4) of the injured have been treated and released, while the rest of the victims continue to receive medical attention,” he said.
Josephine added that “the FCT Police Rapid Response Squad and the FCT Joint Task Force have successfully evacuated the remaining crowd, which numbered over a thousand.”