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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
This aerial picture reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the event took place
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.
The injured children were receiving medical attention following the occurrence, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
“8 individuals have actually since been arrested for their numerous participations”, authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
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 profound unhappiness over the terrible occurrence”.
He offered his “heartfelt acknowledgements” to residents, state authorities and the “grieving households who have lost their cherished children”.
He urged the “Oyo State government to take every needed step to prevent such a disaster from repeating”, the statement by the presidency added.
“Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive review of all public occasions’ safety steps, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and routine security audits of event places,” Tinubu included.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has seen numerous deadly stampedes in recent months.
In March, two students passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 females who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash presents to assist spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its 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 households and liked ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said.
“We sympathise with the parents whose pleasure has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he included.