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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
This aerial photograph shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence took place
A at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 kids and seriously injured 6 others, police said on Thursday.
The injured children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
“8 persons have considering that been arrested for their different participations”, authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.
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 added.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement “expressed extensive sadness over the tragic occurrence”.
He offered his “heartfelt acknowledgements” to residents, state authorities and the “grieving families who have actually lost their precious kids”.
He advised the “Oyo State federal government to take every required procedure to avoid such a catastrophe from persisting”, the statement by the presidency added.
“Among the necessary actions are an extensive review of all public occasions’ precaution, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of occasion places,” Tinubu included.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in recent months.
In March, two students passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands collected for free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed 4 ladies who had been waiting outside the workplace of a rich businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts 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 faced its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts stay with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said.
“We sympathise with the parents whose delight has all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.