JUST IN: Police confirm 22 dead in Anambra stampede

The police in Anambra State have said 22 people were killed on Saturday during a stampede in Okija, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday morning.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that many people were killed during the stampede in the community on Saturday.