This aerial photograph 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 incident, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have considering that been arrested for their various involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.

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

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed profound unhappiness over the tragic event".

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

He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every essential step to prevent such a tragedy from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the essential actions are a thorough review of all public events' precaution, strict enforcement of safety guidelines, and regular safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen a number of fatal stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst financial crisis in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and loved ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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