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<br>This aerial photograph reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in Nigeria, where the event took place<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
<br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>"8 persons have actually considering that been arrested for their different participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.<br>
<br>Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible occurrence".<br>
<br>He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have actually lost their cherished kids".<br>
<br>He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required procedure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.<br>
<br>"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.<br>
<br>- 'Rest in peace' -<br>
<br>Nigeria has seen several fatal stampedes in current months.<br>
<br>In March, 2 students died and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice distributed by [regional authorities](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/daily-post-newspaper/) at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>[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.<br>
<br>Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
<br>"Our hearts remain with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.<br>
<br>"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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