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

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, authorities stated on Thursday.
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The hurt children were getting medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 persons have actually given that been arrested for their different participations", cops spokesperson Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those apprehended was the primary 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 declaration "expressed profound sadness over the tragic occurrence".

He provided his "genuine acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their precious kids".

He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every essential procedure to avoid such a tragedy from reoccurring", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the necessary actions are a thorough evaluation of all public occasions' safety procedures, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and routine safety audits of occasion places," Tinubu added.

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Nigeria has actually seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.

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

Later that month, another stampede eliminated four ladies who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst recession in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the parents whose delight has actually suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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