This aerial photograph shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident happened
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.
The injured children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
“8 persons have since been detained for their various participations”, police spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.
Among those detained 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 “expressed profound sadness over the awful incident”.
He used his “genuine condolences” to residents, state authorities and the “grieving families who have lost their precious children”.
He prompted the “Oyo State federal government to take every necessary procedure to avoid such a disaster from repeating”, the statement by the presidency included.
“Among the essential actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events’ precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine safety audits of event locations,” Tinubu added.
in peace’ –
Nigeria has actually seen numerous lethal stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 students died and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed 4 females 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 help spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire 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 condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts stay with the families and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace,” Makinde said.
“We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths,” he added.
