Cross River stampede: Woman dies, several injured at Gov Otu’s wife empowerment programme

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Key context: <img width="1270" height="868" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Eyoanwan%20Bassey%20Otu.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Eyoanwan Bassey Otu" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Eyoanwan%20Bassey%20Otu.jpeg 1270w" sizes="(max-width: 1270px) 100vw, 1270px" /><p>A woman, Mary Christiana Oga of Imaje, Yala Local Government Area, has been confirmed dead, while several others were critically injured in a stampede during the distribution of empowerment items, including food, at a programme organised by Mrs Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, wife of Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, in Ogoja on Thursday. The victims [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/cross-river-stampede-woman-dies-several-injured-at-gov-otus-wife-empowerment-programme-2/">Cross River stampede: Woman dies, several injured at Gov Otu’s wife empowerment programme</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.