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1 Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

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This aerial photograph reveals 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 children and seriously hurt six others, authorities said on Thursday.
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The injured kids 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 since been detained for their various participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated 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 added.

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

He provided his "sincere condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their precious children".

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential step to prevent such a catastrophe from returning", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events' security steps, rigorous enforcement of security regulations, and regular security audits of event venues," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, two students passed away and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 ladies who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist pay for food throughout the month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled 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 households and loved ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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