This aerial photograph shows a general 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 hurt 6 others, police stated on Thursday.

The injured kids were getting medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 persons have actually considering that been jailed for their different participations", police representative Adewale said in a declaration.

Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the event 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.

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

He offered his "genuine condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their beloved kids".
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He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary procedure to prevent such a disaster from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the vital actions are an extensive review of all public occasions' precaution, stringent enforcement of security regulations, and routine security audits of occasion places," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen numerous fatal stampedes in current months.

In March, two trainees died and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands gathered for totally free bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had actually been waiting outside the office of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

"Our hearts remain with the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.