This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously six others, cops stated on Thursday.
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The injured kids were getting medical attention following the event, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 persons have considering that been detained for their various participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those detained was the main sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.

The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed profound unhappiness over the awful occurrence".

He used his "genuine condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their precious children".

He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every required procedure to prevent such a disaster from returning", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the essential actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of safety regulations, and routine safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen a number of fatal stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four females who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst economic crisis in a generation.

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 families and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has actually unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.