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This aerial picture [reveals](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/forums/nairaland-forum/) a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 children and seriously hurt six others, cops said on Thursday.
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The injured kids were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
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"8 persons have considering that been apprehended for their various participations", cops spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.
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Among those [detained](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/nta-news/) was the main sponsor of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised 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 added.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed profound sadness over the tragic event".
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He offered his "sincere acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving families who have lost their precious children".
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He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential step to avoid such a catastrophe from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.
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"Among the essential actions are a detailed evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of occasion places," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has seen several fatal stampedes in current months.
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In March, two students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 females who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to [collect](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/ait-news/) 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 pressed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst financial crisis in a generation.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and enjoyed ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.
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"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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