.- A concentration of electoral campaigning in southern Nigeria with the presence of President Goodluck Jonathan ended in a stampede that killed at least 11 dead, police said. The police spokeswoman in Rivers State, Rita inom-Abbey told The Associated Press that the agglomeration rash began as people tried to storm the Liberation Stadium in the city of Port Harcourt in Nigeria's southern delta .
The spokeswoman said Sunday it had killed at least 11 people. President Jonathan, who attended the rally, escaped unhurt. Such stampedes are a hazard in mass meetings in Nigeria, where police usually do not have formal training to meet this type of concentration. The rally is part of the acts for the April elections. 
The spokeswoman said Sunday it had killed at least 11 people. President Jonathan, who attended the rally, escaped unhurt. Such stampedes are a hazard in mass meetings in Nigeria, where police usually do not have formal training to meet this type of concentration. The rally is part of the acts for the April elections.
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