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This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence occurred

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, authorities said on Thursday.
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The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the event, which happened on Wednesday in city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 persons have given that been apprehended for their numerous involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those apprehended was the primary 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 opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the awful event".

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

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential step to avoid such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the necessary actions are a thorough review of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen numerous lethal stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 students died and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

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

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst economic crisis 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 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 all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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