This aerial photograph shows a general 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 killed 35 kids and seriously injured six others, cops stated on Thursday.

The hurt children were getting medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have actually because been detained for their different participations", police representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those detained was the 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 declaration "revealed profound unhappiness over the terrible incident".

He offered his "sincere acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their cherished kids".

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every necessary measure to avoid such a catastrophe from persisting", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive review of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of safety policies, and regular security audits of occasion venues," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen several lethal stampedes in recent months.

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

Later that month, another stampede killed 4 women who had actually been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and liked ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

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