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This aerial photograph shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident happened

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

"8 persons have because been detained for their different involvements", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.

Among those detained was the main sponsor of the event 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed profound sadness over the awful occurrence".

He used his "heartfelt acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their cherished children".

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential step to avoid such a catastrophe from repeating", the statement by the presidency added.

"Among the essential actions are a thorough evaluation of all public events' precaution, stringent enforcement of safety policies, and regular security audits of event locations," Tinubu added.

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Nigeria has actually seen several fatal stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 students died and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected for totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede killed four females who had actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

"Our hearts remain with the households and liked ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose delight has actually unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.