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

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously injured 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.

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

"8 persons have actually given that been jailed for their various participations", police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the occasion 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 statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the terrible incident".

He provided his "sincere condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their cherished kids".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed procedure to prevent such a disaster from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are a thorough evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of security policies, and regular security audits of event places," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in current months.
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In March, two students died and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands gathered free of of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to help spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced 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 stay with the households and liked ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

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