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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 injured six others, authorities 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 said.

"8 individuals have actually since been jailed for their numerous participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the event at the 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 declaration "revealed profound unhappiness over the awful event".

He offered his "heartfelt acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their beloved kids".

He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every required step to prevent such a tragedy from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the vital actions are a thorough review of all public events' safety procedures, rigorous enforcement of security regulations, and regular security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen numerous lethal stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 trainees died and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice given out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

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

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the money, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.

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

"Our hearts remain with the families and liked ones affected by this catastrophe. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

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