This aerial picture reveals a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence occurred

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

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

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

Among those apprehended was the primary 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 opened a probe, Osifeso included.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a declaration "revealed profound unhappiness over the awful occurrence".

He provided his "sincere acknowledgements" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their cherished kids".

He urged the "Oyo State federal government to take every needed step to prevent such a tragedy from persisting", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the necessary actions are a comprehensive review of all public occasions' security measures, strict enforcement of safety policies, and routine security audits of event places," Tinubu included.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen several fatal stampedes in recent months.

In March, two students passed away and 23 were injured after being squashed as thousands collected bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

Later that month, another stampede eliminated four females 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) cash gifts to help pay for food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Witnesses said members of the crowd pressed to get hold of the money, causing a stampede, as Nigeria grappled 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 households and loved ones impacted by this catastrophe. May the souls of the departed rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose pleasure has actually suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths," he included.