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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.
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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.
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"8 persons have actually considering that been arrested for their different participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
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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.
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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive 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 cherished kids".
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He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required procedure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.
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"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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- 'Rest in peace' -
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Nigeria has seen several fatal stampedes in current months.
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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](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/legit-ng-news/) 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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[Witnesses stated](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/guardian-newspaper/) members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.
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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.
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"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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