This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event took place
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.
The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
"8 individuals have since been apprehended for their different participations", police Osifeso stated in a statement.
Among those apprehended was the main 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 statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the awful occurrence".
He offered his "genuine condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their beloved children".
He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary procedure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring", the declaration by the presidency added.
"Among the essential actions are an extensive review of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and regular safety audits of occasion venues," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has actually seen several fatal stampedes in current months.
In March, two students passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed 4 ladies who had actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
"Our hearts stay with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.
"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
