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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 actually killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police stated on Thursday.

The injured kids were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 individuals have actually because been arrested for their different participations", cops representative Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.

Among those apprehended was the main sponsor of the occasion at the High School, which was arranged 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 "expressed profound unhappiness over the terrible incident".

He used his "sincere acknowledgements" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their precious children".

He prompted the "Oyo State government to take every necessary procedure to prevent such a catastrophe from repeating", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are a detailed evaluation of all public events' precaution, stringent enforcement of safety regulations, and regular security audits of occasion locations," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen a number of lethal stampedes in current months.

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

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

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst recession in a generation.

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements 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 joy has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.