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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
This aerial photo reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence occurred
A stampede at a school funfair in the city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities stated on Thursday.
The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
“8 individuals have because been apprehended for their various involvements”, authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the event 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 “expressed profound sadness over the terrible event”.
He offered his “sincere condolences” to locals, state authorities and the “grieving families who have lost their cherished children”.
He prompted the “Oyo State federal government to take every needed procedure to avoid such a tragedy from returning”, the declaration by the presidency added.
“Among the vital actions are an extensive review of all public occasions’ security procedures, rigorous enforcement of security policies, and routine security audits of event places,” Tinubu included.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has seen a number of fatal stampedes in current months.
In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands gathered totally 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 actually been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses said 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 Makinde had shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts stay with the families and liked ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said.
“We sympathise with the parents whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.