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This aerial picture shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in Nigeria, where the incident happened
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A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.

The injured kids were receiving medical attention following the event, which happened on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 individuals have actually considering that been jailed for their different involvements", authorities spokesperson Adewale Osifeso said in a statement.

Among those apprehended was the main sponsor of the occasion at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was organised 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 "revealed profound unhappiness over the awful event".

He provided his "wholehearted condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have actually lost their beloved children".

He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed procedure to prevent such a catastrophe from reoccurring", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the essential actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of safety policies, and routine safety audits of event venues," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen a number of fatal stampedes in recent months.

In March, two trainees passed away and 23 were injured after being crushed as thousands collected free of charge bags of rice distributed by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

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

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to acquire 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 condolences for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
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"Our hearts remain with the families and liked ones affected by this tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

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