This aerial photograph reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence occurred
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.
The injured children were getting medical attention following the event, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
"8 individuals have actually because been arrested for their different involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
Among those apprehended was the primary 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.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed profound unhappiness over the terrible occurrence".
He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their precious kids".
He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every needed step to avoid such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.
"Among the important actions are an extensive review of all public occasions' safety procedures, strict enforcement of safety regulations, and regular security audits of event locations," Tinubu included.
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Nigeria has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in current months.
In March, two students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice handed out by at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
"Our hearts stay with the households and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
"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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