This aerial photo shows a basic view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the occurrence took place

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

The injured kids were getting medical attention following the incident, which took location on Wednesday in Nigeria's third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.

"8 persons have actually since been jailed for their different involvements", authorities representative Adewale Osifeso stated 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 extensive unhappiness over the terrible incident".

He used his "genuine condolences" to locals, state authorities and the "grieving households who have lost their cherished kids".

He advised the "Oyo State federal government to take every required step to prevent such a tragedy from repeating", the declaration by the presidency added.

"Among the essential actions are an extensive evaluation of all public events' safety steps, rigorous enforcement of safety guidelines, and routine safety audits of event places," Tinubu added.

- 'Rest in peace' -

Nigeria has seen a number of lethal stampedes in recent months.

In March, 2 students passed away and 23 were harmed after being crushed as thousands collected for free bags of rice given out by local authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.

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

Witnesses stated members of the crowd pressed to acquire 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 remain with the households and loved ones impacted by this tragedy. May the souls of the left rest in peace," Makinde stated.

"We sympathise with the moms and dads whose happiness has all of a sudden been turned to grieving due to these deaths," he added.