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

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

The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which occurred on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command stated.

"8 individuals have considering that been arrested for their various involvements", police representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those apprehended was the main 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 statement "expressed profound sadness over the tragic event".

He offered his "sincere condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have actually lost their cherished children".

He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential step to avoid such a disaster from returning", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are an extensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and regular safety audits of event places," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.

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

Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females who had actually been waiting outside the office of a rich businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst economic crisis in a generation.

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

"Our hearts remain with the households and liked ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has actually all of a sudden been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.