Eight persons have been reportedly killed in a stampede that occurred at a Pitcoin office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened at about 7:30 AM when thousands of Pinkcoin members, an online blockchain digital assets designed for giving charity gathered for 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 were all struggling to access the office.
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When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said he was monitoring the situation.
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