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This aerial picture reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the [occurrence](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/investigative-news/sahara-reporters/) happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, police stated on Thursday.
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The injured children were getting medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
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"8 individuals have because been apprehended for their various involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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Among those apprehended was the main sponsor of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation [Department](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/forums/nairaland-forum/) has actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a "revealed extensive unhappiness over the tragic occurrence".
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He provided his "genuine condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their precious kids".
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He advised the "Oyo State government to take every essential measure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring", the statement by the presidency added.
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"Among the vital actions are a comprehensive review of all public occasions' security procedures, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of event places," [Tinubu included](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/punch-newspaper/).
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- 'Rest in peace' -
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Nigeria has seen numerous lethal stampedes in recent months.
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In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected for free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts stay with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.
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