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1 Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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This shows a basic 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 actually killed 35 kids and seriously injured 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.
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The injured children were getting medical attention following the event, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have actually since been arrested for their numerous participations", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those detained was the main sponsor of the occasion 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive unhappiness over the tragic occurrence".

He offered his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their cherished children".

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential procedure to avoid such a disaster from persisting", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, stringent enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen numerous deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands collected for totally free bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with 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 stay with the families and liked ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

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