This aerial photo shows 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, cops said on Thursday.
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The injured children 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 since been jailed for their different participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
Among those detained was the main sponsor of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and radio.
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event".
He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their precious children".
He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed measure to avoid such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency included.
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"Among the essential actions are a thorough review of all public occasions' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety regulations, and routine safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has actually seen several fatal stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the households and enjoyed ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
"We sympathise with the parents whose pleasure has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.
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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
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