Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children This aerial photograph reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event happened A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, police said on Thursday. The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said. “8 persons have given that been jailed for their various involvements”, police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a . Among those apprehended was the primary 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso added. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration “revealed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event”. He provided his “sincere acknowledgements” to locals, state authorities and the “grieving households who have lost their beloved kids”. He urged the “Oyo State federal government to take every essential step to prevent such a tragedy from returning”, the declaration by the presidency included. “Among the vital actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events’ security steps, strict enforcement of safety policies, and regular safety audits of event venues,” Tinubu included. – ‘Rest in peace’ – Nigeria has actually seen numerous fatal stampedes in recent months. In March, two trainees died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria. Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females who had actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis in a generation. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday. “Our hearts remain with the families and loved ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said. “We sympathise with the moms and dads whose delight has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths,” he included.