This aerial picture reveals a basic 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 actually eliminated 35 kids and seriously hurt six others, police said on Thursday.

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

"8 persons have considering that been detained for their numerous involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those apprehended was the primary sponsor of the event 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 statement "revealed extensive sadness over the awful occurrence".

He provided his "sincere condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning families who have lost their cherished kids".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every essential procedure to avoid such a tragedy from returning", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the essential actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, rigorous enforcement of security guidelines, and routine security audits of event locations," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen numerous lethal stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands gathered totally free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy businessman in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist 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 financial 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 families and loved ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose delight has actually unexpectedly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he added.