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

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 children and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.
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The hurt kids were getting medical attention following the event, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 individuals have considering that been detained for their different involvements", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated 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.

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

He offered his "sincere acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their cherished children".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary step to prevent such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the vital actions are a thorough review of all public occasions' security measures, strict enforcement of safety policies, and regular security audits of occasion places," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen several deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich businessman 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 .

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced 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 stay with the families and liked ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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