1 Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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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 actually killed 35 kids and seriously injured 6 others, police stated on Thursday.
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The hurt kids were receiving medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 persons have because been detained for their various participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

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

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

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "revealed profound sadness over the tragic incident".

He provided his "heartfelt condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their beloved children".

He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every essential procedure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the vital actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, rigorous enforcement of security regulations, and regular security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen several lethal stampedes in recent months.

In March, two students died and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected for free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede killed 4 women who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst recession in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts remain with the families and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the parents whose delight has unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.