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+<br>This aerial picture shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
+<br>A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.<br>
+<br>The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the occurrence, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.<br>
+<br>"8 individuals have since been detained for their numerous involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.<br>
+<br>Among those detained 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 added.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
+<br>Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the terrible occurrence".<br>
+<br>He provided his "heartfelt condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their precious children".<br>
+<br>He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary measure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring", the declaration by the presidency added.<br>
+<br>"Among the important actions are a thorough evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and routine safety audits of event locations," Tinubu included.<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
+<br>- 'Rest in peace' -<br>
+<br>[Nigeria](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/business/nairametrics-news/) has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in current months.<br>
+<br>In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.<br>
+<br>Later that month, another [stampede killed](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/naijanews-com/) 4 women who had been waiting outside the office of a rich businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of .<br>
+<br>Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst recession in a [generation](https://www.yohaig.ng/).<br>
+<br>Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.<br>
+<br>"Our hearts remain with the households and liked ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.<br>
+<br>"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.<br>