OBI ATTRIBUTES STAMPEDE TRAGEDIES IN OYO, FCT, AND ANAMBRA TO HUNGER AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES. (PHOTO).

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 Peter Obi has blamed hunger and systemic failures for the recent spate of stampedes across the country.  Scores of persons were dead, and many others wounded in the tragic incidents in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija in Anambra and another one in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The stampedes happened in a space of five days with the last two occurring on Saturday morning during food distribution campaigns. Obi, who was the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said the incidents underline the rising hunger in the country which has led to desperation. “I am deeply saddened and distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food,” Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra State, wrote in a post on his X account Saturday afternoon. “While I will not cast blame but instead appreciate the organizers of these respective events for their kind gestures in providing palliatives and support to society, especially the poor, these tragedies reflect the...

SUICIDE BOMBERS KILLED AT LEAST 51 PEOPLE IN A WEDDING YESTERDAY IN TURKEY.{PHOTOS}.

            According to BBC,a suicide bombing which killed 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was carried put by a 12 to 14 year old,said the President ''Recep Tayyip Edogan.Mr Erdogan said the so called Islamic State {IS} was behind the attack,which targeted a Kurdish wedding party.Gaziantep,near the Syrian border,is known t have several IS cells.The bomb wounded 69 people,Mr Erdogan added,17 of them seriously.The bomber targeted the wedding guests as they danced in the street.According to a report {in Turkish} by Turkey's Dogan news agency,the couple had moved to Gaziantep from the Kurdish town of Siirt further east to escape fighting between Kurdish rebels and security forces.Today sunday morning,smashed garage doors  and windows could be seen at the site of the blast.''The celebrations were coming to an end there was a big explosion among people dancing.There was blood and body parts everywhere''. said Veli Can,25..The United States condemned the attack,calling it ''barbaric act''.This bomb attack on the wedding happened yesterday August 20,2016.More photos below.

              

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