This aerial photograph reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in Nigeria, where the event took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.
The hurt kids were receiving medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
"8 persons have actually considering that been arrested for their different participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the event 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 added.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible occurrence".
He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their cherished kids".
He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required procedure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.
"Among the vital actions are a detailed evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, stringent enforcement of security guidelines, and routine safety audits of occasion venues," Tinubu included.
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Nigeria has seen several fatal stampedes in current months.
In March, 2 students died and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated four ladies who had actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial 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 remain with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.
"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has all of a sudden 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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