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<br>This aerial photograph shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>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.<br>
<br>"8 persons have actually given that been apprehended for their numerous participations", police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.<br>
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<br>The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.<br>
<br>Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the tragic incident".<br>
<br>He offered his "wholehearted condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their precious kids".<br>
<br>He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required step to prevent such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency added.<br>
<br>"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.<br>
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<br>Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.<br>
<br>"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.<br>
<br>"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.<br>