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This 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 killed 35 children and seriously injured 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.
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The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State [Police Command](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/nta-news/) stated.
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"8 individuals have given that been apprehended for their numerous participations", authorities spokesperson [Adewale Osifeso](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/guardian-newspaper/) 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 arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
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The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event".
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He offered his "sincere acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their beloved kids".
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He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential measure to avoid such a tragedy from returning", the declaration by the presidency added.
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"Among the vital actions are an extensive review of all public occasions' precaution, stringent enforcement of security guidelines, and routine security audits of event locations," Tinubu added.
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Nigeria has actually seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.
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In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy businessman in the [northern city](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/investigative-news/peoples-gazette-news/) of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession 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 families and enjoyed ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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