The incident occurred during the tractor
and fertilizer distribution ceremony to farmers in the 33 local
government areas of the state by the minister.
It was gathered that the structure collapsed as the crowd tried to gain entrance to the venue of the empowerment programme.
Those affected were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Eyewitnesses attributed the incident to over-crowding and inappropriate venue for the occasion.
An eyewitness, Muraina Liadi, said, “The
venue was too small for the programme. You can see many people turned
out in large number to witness the occasion but there was space
constraint.
“About four people were injured. The
fence fell on a woman and we don’t know her fate. Some said she is dead
but we are not sure.”
The Publicity Secretary of Peoples
Democratic Party in Oyo State, Lukman Agboluaje, also said, “It was as a
result of pressure of the crowd that came to welcome Jumoke Akinjide on
the occasion of fertilizer and tractor distribution to farmers in the
state.
“You can see that the building is okay
but the pressure was responsible for the collapse. About two or three
people were injured. We do not know the gravity of the injury. Some of
them who had light injuries were discharged after treatment”.
Akinjide distributed 100bags of
fertilizers to each of the 33 local government councils in the state and
three tractors to three councils.
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