This aerial photo reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously injured 6 others, police said on Thursday.
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The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the event, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
"8 persons have considering that been arrested for their different participations", cops representative stated 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive sadness over the terrible occurrence".
He provided his "heartfelt condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their cherished kids".
He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every required procedure to prevent such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency added.
"Among the vital actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events' safety measures, stringent enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in recent months.
In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
"Our hearts remain with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.
"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has unexpectedly 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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