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

A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously hurt 6 others, cops stated on Thursday.

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

"8 persons have because been jailed for their numerous participations", police representative Adewale Osifeso said in a declaration.

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 declaration "expressed extensive unhappiness over the awful event".

He offered his "heartfelt acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving families who have lost their cherished children".

He urged the "Oyo State government to take every required procedure to prevent such a disaster from repeating", the declaration by the presidency included.

"Among the important actions are a detailed evaluation of all public occasions' precaution, strict enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine security audits of event venues," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen a number of deadly stampedes in current months.

In March, two students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected for complimentary bags of rice given out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated 4 females who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money gifts to assist spend for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pushed to acquire the cash, causing a stampede, as Nigeria came to grips with its worst financial crisis 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 loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde said.

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