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<br>A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.<br>
<br>The hurt children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.<br>
<br>"8 individuals have actually because been detained for their different involvements", police representative Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.<br>
<br>Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.<br>
<br>The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.<br>
<br>Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed profound sadness over the awful event".<br>
<br>He used his "genuine condolences" to locals, state [authorities](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/legit-ng-news/) and the "grieving families who have lost their precious kids".<br>
<br>He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary measure to prevent such a disaster from reoccurring", the [statement](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/business/nairametrics-news/) by the presidency included.<br>
<br>"Among the vital actions are a detailed evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of safety regulations, and routine safety audits of occasion places," Tinubu included.<br>
<br>- 'Rest in peace' -<br>
<br>Nigeria has actually seen numerous deadly stampedes in current months.<br>
<br>In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.<br>
<br>Later that month, another stampede eliminated four ladies who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy businessman 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 .<br>
<br>Witnesses said members of the [crowd pushed](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/the-nation-news/) to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.<br>
<br>Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.<br>[bit.ly](https://bit.ly/Bet9jaPromotionCodeYOHAIG)
<br>"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.<br>
<br>"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose delight has actually unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.<br>