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This aerial photograph shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, police said on Thursday.
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The hurt children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
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"8 persons have actually given that been apprehended for their numerous participations", police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the and Agidigbo FM radio.
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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the tragic incident".
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He offered his "wholehearted condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their precious kids".
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He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required step to prevent such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency added.
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"Among the important actions are a detailed evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of safety regulations, and routine security audits of event locations," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has seen numerous deadly stampedes in current months.
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In March, 2 trainees died and 23 were injured after being crushed as [thousands collected](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/thisday-newspaper/) free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four [females](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/thisday-newspaper/) who had actually been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to help pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses said members of the [crowd pressed](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/investigative-news/premium-times/) to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis in a generation.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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