This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 kids and seriously injured six others, cops said on Thursday.
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The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the event, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
"8 individuals have since been apprehended for their different participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and 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 "revealed profound sadness over the tragic event".
He used his "genuine acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their precious children".
He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every required step to avoid such a catastrophe from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.
"Among the essential actions are a thorough review of all public occasions' safety measures, stringent enforcement of safety regulations, and regular security audits of event places," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.
In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected for free bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and loved ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.
"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has actually unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
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