This aerial picture reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence happened
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.
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The injured kids were getting medical attention following the event, which occurred 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", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.
Among those apprehended 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 "revealed profound sadness over the terrible occurrence".
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He offered his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving families who have lost their beloved children".
He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed procedure to avoid such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.
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"Among the essential actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public events' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and routine safety audits of occasion venues," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has seen numerous fatal stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge 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 person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
"Our hearts stay with the households and enjoyed ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.
"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has actually suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
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