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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children This shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident occurred A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt six others, cops said on Thursday. The hurt children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said. “8 individuals have actually since been apprehended for their numerous participations”, police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration. 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 statement “expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible incident”. He offered his “wholehearted condolences” to locals, state authorities and the “mourning households who have actually lost their precious children”. He advised the “Oyo State government to take every required step to avoid such a disaster from persisting”, the declaration by the presidency included. “Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events’ precaution, stringent enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of occasion places,” Tinubu added. – ‘Rest in peace’ – Nigeria has seen several lethal stampedes in recent months. In March, two students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands gathered totally free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria. Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females who had been waiting outside the workplace of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, triggering 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 remain with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,” Makinde said. “We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he included.