This aerial photo reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 children and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.
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The hurt children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 persons have actually since been jailed for their various participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those detained was the main 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 opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed profound sadness over the terrible occurrence".

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

He advised the "Oyo State government to take every needed procedure to prevent such a tragedy from reoccurring", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are a thorough evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, stringent enforcement of security regulations, and routine security audits of occasion places," .

- 'Rest in peace' -

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

In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands collected for complimentary bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled 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.
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"Our hearts remain with the families and enjoyed ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

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