This aerial photo 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 killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, cops stated on Thursday.


The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.


"8 persons have actually considering that been detained for their different participations", police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.


Among those apprehended was the primary 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.


Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "revealed profound sadness over the tragic event".


He used his "wholehearted condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their precious kids".


He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every needed procedure to avoid such a catastrophe from returning", the statement by the presidency added.


"Among the necessary actions are a thorough evaluation of all public events' security steps, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and regular security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.


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Nigeria has actually seen a number of lethal stampedes in recent months.


In March, 2 students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice handed out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.


Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.


Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst financial crisis in a generation.


Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.


"Our hearts remain with the households and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.


"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose joy has suddenly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.