This aerial photo reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place

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

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

"8 individuals have actually since been apprehended for their different involvements", police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
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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 declaration "expressed extensive sadness over the tragic event".

He offered his "genuine condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their cherished kids".

He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed measure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and routine safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.
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Nigeria has seen several in recent months.

In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 ladies who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering 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.

"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose pleasure has actually unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.