This aerial photo shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event occurred
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously injured six others, cops stated on Thursday.
The hurt children were getting medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
"8 individuals have actually since been jailed for their different involvements", cops representative Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.
Among those detained was the main sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso added.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed profound unhappiness over the awful incident".
He offered his "heartfelt condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their precious kids".
He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every required step to prevent such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency included.
"Among the vital actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety procedures, rigorous enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of occasion places," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has seen several lethal stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands gathered for complimentary bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed four ladies who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.
"We sympathise with the parents whose pleasure has all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
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