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This aerial photograph shows a general 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 actually killed 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, police stated on Thursday.
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The hurt 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 since been arrested for their numerous participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated 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 included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "revealed profound unhappiness over the tragic incident".

He offered his "sincere condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their beloved kids".

He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary procedure to prevent such a tragedy from returning", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the important actions are an extensive review of all public occasions' safety steps, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and routine security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.

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Nigeria has actually seen numerous deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, two students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four ladies who had been waiting outside the office of a owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.

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

"Our hearts remain with the households and liked ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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