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This aerial photo reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the [southwestern Nigerian](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/legit-ng-news/) city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 kids and seriously injured 6 others, [authorities stated](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/punch-newspaper/) on Thursday.
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The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
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"8 persons have considering that been detained for their various involvements", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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Among those apprehended was the [primary sponsor](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/vanguard-newspaper/) of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso added.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive sadness over the tragic event".
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He used his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their precious kids".
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He advised the "Oyo State government to take every needed procedure to prevent such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.
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"Among the vital actions are a thorough evaluation of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety regulations, and routine security audits of occasion venues," Tinubu added.
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- 'Rest in peace' -
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Nigeria has actually seen several lethal stampedes in recent months.
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In March, two trainees died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice given out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede killed four women who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.
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Oyo State Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and enjoyed ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.
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"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose delight has actually unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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