This aerial photo shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence happened

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.

The hurt children were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have because been apprehended for their different involvements", cops representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a statement.

Among those detained was the primary sponsor of the occasion 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "expressed extensive unhappiness over the awful event".

He provided his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have actually lost their cherished kids".

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

"Among the essential actions are a detailed review of all public occasions' security measures, stringent enforcement of safety policies, and regular safety audits of occasion places," Tinubu included.

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Nigeria has actually seen several deadly stampedes in recent months.

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

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 ladies who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business owner in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips 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 catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the parents whose joy has unexpectedly been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.