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  • Fecha de fundación febrero 13, 1931
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This aerial picture reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence happened

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 kids and seriously injured 6 others, authorities stated on Thursday.

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The injured kids were getting medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

«8 persons have actually because been detained for their numerous participations», police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those detained was the main sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.

The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement «expressed profound unhappiness over the tragic incident».

He provided his «wholehearted acknowledgements» to locals, state authorities and the «grieving households who have lost their beloved children».

He prompted the «Oyo State government to take every essential step to prevent such a tragedy from repeating», the declaration by the presidency added.

«Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events’ precaution, stringent enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine safety audits of event locations,» Tinubu added.

– ‘Rest in peace’ –

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

In March, two students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected for totally free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.

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«Our hearts stay with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace,» Makinde said.

«We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has actually unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,» he added.