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This aerial picture reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident occurred

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.

The hurt children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have considering that been jailed for their numerous 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 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 on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive sadness over the awful incident".

He provided his "heartfelt acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their precious children".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential measure to avoid such a disaster from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the essential actions are a thorough review of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of security policies, and regular security audits of event locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

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

In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice distributed by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help pay 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 recession 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 disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.