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This shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident occurred
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A stampede at a school funfair in the [southwestern Nigerian](https://www.yohaig.ng/) city of Ibadan has actually killed 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, police stated on Thursday.
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The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the occurrence, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
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"8 persons have actually because been detained for their different participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.
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Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the event 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 opened a probe, Osifeso added.
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[Nigerian President](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/guardian-newspaper/) Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed profound unhappiness over the tragic occurrence".
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He used his "genuine condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their precious kids".
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He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential measure to avoid such a catastrophe from persisting", the statement by the presidency added.
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"Among the essential actions are a thorough review of all public events' precaution, stringent enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine safety audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.
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- 'Rest in peace' -
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Nigeria has seen numerous fatal stampedes in current months.
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In March, 2 students died and 23 were harmed after being crushed as [thousands gathered](https://www.yohaig.ng/category/nigerian-newspapers/thisday-newspaper/) totally free bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
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Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to help pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst recession 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 remain with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.
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"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he included.
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