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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
This aerial photograph reveals a basic 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 injured 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.
The injured children were getting medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
“8 persons have actually because been detained for their various involvements”, cops representative Adewale Osifeso said 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 included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement “revealed profound unhappiness over the awful incident”.
He offered his “heartfelt condolences” to locals, state authorities and the “mourning households who have actually lost their precious kids”.
He prompted the “Oyo State government to take every required step to avoid such a catastrophe from persisting”, the statement by the presidency included.
“Among the essential actions are a detailed review of all public events’ precaution, strict enforcement of security regulations, and routine security audits of occasion places,” Tinubu included.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has seen a number of deadly stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede eliminated four women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a rich entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst economic crisis in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts remain with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said.
“We sympathise with the parents whose delight has suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths,” he added.