Twelve people, including four policemen, on Wednesday collapsed in Katsina State at the General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) presidential campaign rally in state.
The rally which held at the Polo Ground in the state metropolis had been scheduled to commence at 10.00am but most of the key APC members didn't arrive the venue until 4.30pm.
An eyewitness told THISDAY that some of the victims had been standing for hours under the sun, and that the heat and stress must have taken a toll on them.
He also said there were cases of people collapsing among the crowd that had gathered, but some of them were revived by sympathisers who fanned and poured water on them.
Most of the collapsed victims were standing close to the podium where key members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, were scheduled to speak to a mammoth crowd and they were taken to hospital for treatment after they collapsed.
Speaking, General Buhari said his administration, if elected, would focus more on three sectors including tackling corruption, revamping the health sector, and transforming the security situation.
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