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

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

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

"8 individuals have because been arrested for their different participations", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

Among those detained was the main 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "expressed extensive unhappiness over the terrible occurrence".

He his "wholehearted condolences" to residents, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their cherished children".

He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required procedure to avoid such a tragedy from reoccurring", the statement by the presidency included.

"Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive evaluation of all public occasions' safety measures, stringent enforcement of safety regulations, and routine safety audits of event venues," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has actually seen numerous lethal stampedes in current months.

In March, 2 trainees passed away and 23 were harmed 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 4 ladies who had been waiting outside the office of a rich business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 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 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 tragedy. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde said.

"We sympathise with the parents whose happiness has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.