Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children This aerial photo shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday. The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the event, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said. “8 individuals have because been arrested for their various participations”, authorities spokesperson 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso included. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement “revealed profound unhappiness over the awful event”. He offered his “sincere condolences” to residents, state authorities and the “mourning families who have actually lost their beloved children”. He prompted the “Oyo State federal government to take every required procedure to avoid such a disaster from persisting”, the statement by the presidency added. “Among the important actions are a detailed review of all public events’ precaution, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of occasion locations,” Tinubu added. – ‘Rest in peace’ – Nigeria has actually seen several fatal stampedes in recent months. In March, two and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria. Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 ladies who had been waiting outside the workplace of a rich entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday. “Our hearts stay with the households and liked ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,” Makinde said. “We sympathise with the parents whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.