This aerial photograph shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.
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The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the event, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have given that been jailed for their various participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a .

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 opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed profound unhappiness over the tragic occurrence".
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He offered his "heartfelt acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their beloved children".

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

"Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of security regulations, and routine security audits of event venues," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen numerous deadly stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 trainees died and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four ladies who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich business person 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 said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession 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 remain with the families and loved ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.