This aerial picture shows a general 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 actually killed 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, police stated on Thursday.
The hurt children were getting medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
“8 individuals have actually since been apprehended for their different participations”, cops spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.
Among those apprehended was the main sponsor of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe, Osifeso included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement “expressed profound sadness over the terrible event”.
He offered his “sincere acknowledgements” to locals, state authorities and the “mourning families who have lost their precious children”.
He prompted the “Oyo State government to take every necessary measure to avoid such a tragedy from repeating”, the declaration by the presidency included.
“Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public events’ safety steps, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and regular security audits of occasion locations,” Tinubu added.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has actually seen numerous lethal stampedes in current months.
In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands gathered for totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a rich business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde stated.
“We sympathise with the parents whose pleasure has actually suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.
