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This aerial photo shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place

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

The hurt children were attention following the event, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 persons have since been apprehended for their numerous participations", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the event 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 added.

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

He offered his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their cherished children".

He urged the "Oyo State government to take every needed procedure to avoid such a disaster from persisting", the statement by the presidency included.

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

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen several deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, two students died and 23 were hurt after being squashed as thousands collected for totally free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede killed four women who had been waiting outside the office of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing 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 impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

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