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This aerial picture reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence took place
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern [Nigerian city](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/guardian-newspaper/) of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously injured 6 others, police stated on Thursday.
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The hurt kids were receiving medical attention following the occurrence, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
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"8 individuals have actually since been jailed for their various involvements", police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.
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Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the [occasion](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/nta-news/) 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 statement "expressed profound unhappiness over the terrible event".
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He used his "sincere condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "grieving families who have lost their precious children".
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He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential step to avoid such a disaster from reoccurring", the statement by the presidency added.
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"Among the essential actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety procedures, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and routine security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.
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- 'Rest in peace' -
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Nigeria has actually seen a number of fatal stampedes in months.
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In March, 2 students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected for [totally](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/naija-news/tv-stations/ait-news/) free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis 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 stay with the households and liked ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the parents whose pleasure has suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.
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