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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 southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has actually eliminated 35 children and seriously hurt six others, cops said on Thursday.

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

"8 persons have considering that been arrested for their various participations", cops representative 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 actually opened a probe, Osifeso added.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement "revealed extensive sadness over the awful occurrence".

He offered his "wholehearted acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "mourning households who have lost their precious children".

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

"Among the necessary actions are a thorough evaluation of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of security regulations, and routine security audits of occasion places," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen numerous deadly stampedes in recent months.

In March, two students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice given out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

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

Witnesses said members of the to acquire the cash, triggering 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.

"Our hearts remain with the households and enjoyed ones impacted by this disaster. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

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