Nigerian Police. File photoMOSCOW, May 28More than 30 people were killed in a stampede during an event organized by the church in the city of Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria's Rivers state, according to the Punch newspaper, citing police. A state police spokesman Grace Iringe-Coco stated that at the event, the church was going to distribute gifts and food to help the poor. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the tragedy. «The Rivers State Police Department said a total of 31 people died in a stampede at the site of an event hosted by the New Generation Church in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning,» the newspaper said.
Protesters filled the square in front of the presidential administration in the NKR capital
