A heavy police force rushed to the school to disperse the crowd, while ambulances took the injured to hospitals in the capital.
A school celebration ended in tragedy in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, in southwestern Nigeria. Under unclear circumstances, a crowd of people was trampled, killing at least 32 people and injuring many others, TVC News reported.
At least 30 children have reportedly died from a stampede at a children’s fun fair in Ibadan. The unfortunate event that happened at the Islamic High School….
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The trampling took place today at an Islamic school in the Basorun district of Ibadan.
Heavy police forces rushed to the school to disperse the crowd, while ambulances took the injured to hospitals in the capital.
The Governor of Oyo State, Segi Makinde, says in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) that “while investigations continue, the organizers of the event where the trampling took place have been taken into custody».
Source :Skai
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