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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.
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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.
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"8 individuals have actually because been arrested for their different involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
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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.
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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".
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He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their precious kids".
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He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every needed step to avoid such a tragedy from repeating", the [declaration](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/business/businesspost/) by the presidency included.
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"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.
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In March, two students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as [thousands collected](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/investigative-news/fij/) free of charge bags of rice handed out by at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another [stampede eliminated](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/ait-news/) 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.
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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.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the households and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has actually unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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