Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children

This aerial picture shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event occurred

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, police stated on Thursday.

The injured kids were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

«8 individuals have given that been apprehended for their different involvements», cops representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

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

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

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration «revealed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event».

He provided his «genuine acknowledgements» to locals, state authorities and the «grieving families who have lost their precious kids».

He urged the «Oyo State government to take every essential measure to prevent such a disaster from reoccurring», the statement by the presidency added.

«Among the important actions are a comprehensive review of all public events’ security measures, strict enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of occasion locations,» Tinubu added.

— ‘Rest in peace’ —

Nigeria has actually seen several deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst financial crisis in a generation.

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

«Our hearts remain with the households and enjoyed ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,» Makinde said.

«We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths,» he included.