A stampede has occurred at a Pitcoin office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with not less than eight persons feared dead.
According to reports, the unfortunate incident, which happened at about 7:30am, at Rumudara Town, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, was caused by a stampede when people gathered to receive their Christmas palliatives.
Thousands of Pinkcoin members, an online blockchain digital assets designed for giving charity, were said to have gathered at the scene to collect the palliatives.
A source, who gave her name simply as Blessing, claimed that Pinkcoin invited everyone who registered with them in Obio/Akpor LGA to come and redeem their Christmas palliatives.
But the management of the charity outfit was said to have failed to control the crowd of persons, who struggled to gain access to the office, leading to the coax that has got some persons killed.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said he was monitoring the situation.
This is absolute nonsense how can you invite all local government in one location when you knew the hunger in the land and how many registered with you the management should be arrested