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Police Confirm 31 Dead In PH Stampede
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of 31 persons in a stampede during an outreach programme organised by a new generation church, Kings Assembly, on Saturday in Port Harcourt.
The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Port Harcourt.
Iringe-Kok said the church, located in GRA in the State capital, had invited members of the public to an event where it would share some gift items to its members, including food stuffs.
She said the event was held at the Port Harcourt Polo Club, a bigger facility to accommodate the anticipated crowd, including the underprivileged.
The PPRO stated further that though the programme was billed to start by 9a.m., some of the participants arrived there before the time.
She said the leadership of he church was distributing the parliatives to the participants before the time at the venue which led to the stampede.
According to her, the stamped must have occurred when the people who had gathered struggled to have the items being shared, resulting in the death of the 31 persons.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.