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1 Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

This aerial photograph reveals a basic 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 eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt six others, authorities stated on Thursday.

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

"8 persons have actually because been detained for their various participations", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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Among those detained was the main sponsor of the event 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 opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive sadness over the terrible incident".

He provided his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their beloved children".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential step to prevent such a catastrophe from reoccurring", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the essential actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of safety regulations, and routine security audits of occasion places," Tinubu included.
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- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen several deadly stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 trainees died and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands gathered totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said 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 for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

"Our hearts stay with the households and loved ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

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