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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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This aerial picture a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence occurred

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt six others, authorities stated on Thursday.

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

“8 individuals have actually because been arrested for their various involvements”, authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.

Among those apprehended 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 opened a probe, Osifeso included.

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

He used his “heartfelt acknowledgements” to residents, state authorities and the “grieving households who have lost their precious children”.

He urged the “Oyo State government to take every essential procedure to prevent such a catastrophe from persisting”, the declaration by the presidency added.

“Among the essential actions are a detailed review of all public occasions’ security measures, rigorous enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine security audits of occasion locations,” Tinubu added.

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– ‘Rest in peace’ –

Nigeria has seen several lethal stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 students died and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected for complimentary 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 wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with 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 remain with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,” Makinde said.

“We sympathise with the parents whose delight has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths,” he included.

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