This aerial photograph reveals a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident happened

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

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

"8 individuals have actually because been arrested for their various participations", police 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 profound sadness over the awful occurrence".

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

He prompted the "Oyo State federal government to take every necessary procedure to avoid such a catastrophe from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the important actions are a comprehensive review of all public events' precaution, rigorous enforcement of security policies, and routine safety audits of occasion places," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

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

In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were hurt after being crushed as thousands collected totally free bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in central Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 ladies who had actually been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy entrepreneur in the northern city of Bauchi to collect 5,000 naira ($3.40) cash gifts to assist spend for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria faced its worst recession in a generation.

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

"Our hearts stay with the families and enjoyed 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 suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.