Katsina State recorded a loss of five lives on Tuesday as residents got involved in a stampede as they were receiving #500 alms from a man simply identified as Kamal Ma’a Gafi. The dead persons included a 40-year-old woman and four minors as they struggled to get their own share of what was referred to as “Zakkat”.

The scene of the incident was in a state of mourning on Tuesday evening with the residents still lamenting the issue which they described as unfortunate.

The Katsina State Police Command has since confirmed the incident and also announced the arrest of Ma’a Gafi, who was giving the alms. In addition to the four deaths, some other 15 persons recorded various degrees of injuries, according to the Katsina State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Gambo Isah.

He went on to inform newsmen that the injured victims have been taken to the Katsina State General Hospital where they got treated and discharged. According to him, Kamal Ma’a Gafi is currently in a Police detention facility while investigation into the matter has been immediately commenced.

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