This aerial photo reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt six others, authorities stated on Thursday.
The hurt kids were receiving medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
"8 individuals have considering that been arrested for their various involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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.
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive sadness over the terrible occurrence".
He used his "sincere condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their beloved children".
He advised the "Oyo State government to take every necessary procedure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring", the statement by the presidency added.
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"Among the essential actions are a detailed evaluation of all public events' safety procedures, stringent enforcement of safety policies, and routine safety audits of event venues," Tinubu included.
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Nigeria has actually seen several deadly stampedes in current months.
In March, two students passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed four women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business owner in the of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
"Our hearts stay with the households and liked ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
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