This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 children and seriously 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.
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The injured children were receiving medical attention following the event, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 individuals have since been arrested for their numerous participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

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

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

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive unhappiness over the tragic occurrence".

He provided his "heartfelt condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their cherished kids".

He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential step to avoid such a disaster from persisting", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events' precaution, stringent enforcement of safety policies, and routine security audits of event locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen several lethal stampedes in current months.

In March, two trainees died and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands gathered for free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four females who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy 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.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.

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

"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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