The Ilorin Sallah stampede was a crowd crush that occurred at Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, North-central Nigeria on Eid al-Fitr (Sallah day) at the end of Ramadan in 2013.[1] The crush resulted in the death of 20 people and left several others severely injured.[2] Four people died the first day, and 16 more over the next few days. The incident occurred on 16 October 2013 at Senator Bukola Saraki's house. Saraki is the two-term governor of Kwara State and the incumbent President of the Senate of Nigeria.[3]
- ^ "Metro - Sallah gifts' stampede claims 10 lives at Saraki's house". Nigerian Bulletin. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Kwara Sallah stampede: Death toll rises to 20 as Saraki expresses sadness over incident". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Ilorin Sallah tragedy, Bukola Saraki still in shock as death toll rises". Economium Nigeria. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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