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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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This aerial photo shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event occurred

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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 children and seriously 6 others, cops said on Thursday.

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

“8 persons have since been arrested for their different participations”, police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

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

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

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration “expressed profound unhappiness over the awful event”.

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

He prompted the “Oyo State government to take every required step to avoid such a catastrophe from reoccurring”, the statement by the presidency included.

“Among the necessary actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events’ precaution, stringent enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of event places,” Tinubu included.

– ‘Rest in peace’ –

Nigeria has seen several lethal stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 students died and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

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

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 condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

“Our hearts stay with the families and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,” Makinde stated.

“We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.

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