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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 kids and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.

The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the event, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

“8 individuals have given that been jailed for their various involvements”, police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.

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Among those detained was the main sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.

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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration “expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event”.

He provided his “wholehearted acknowledgements” to locals, state authorities and the “mourning families who have lost their precious kids”.

He advised the “Oyo State federal government to take every essential measure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring”, the statement by the presidency added.

“Among the necessary actions are a thorough evaluation of all public events’ precaution, rigorous enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of event locations,” Tinubu included.

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– ‘Rest in peace’ –

Nigeria has actually seen several lethal stampedes in current 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 local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 females who had been waiting outside the workplace of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to help pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

“Our hearts remain with the families 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 happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.