Nigerian Fair crowd incident 19.12.24
At least 35 children killed in crowd crush at school fair in Nigeria
At least 35 children have died and six others were seriously injured in a crowd crush at a school fair in Nigeria’s third largest city, Ibadan.
Police said eight people had been arrested “for their various involvements” in the incident. Among those detained was the main sponsor of the event on Wednesday at the Basorun Islamic highschool, which was organised by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
How offer of free food led to deadly crush at Nigerian Christmas fair
The dusty high-school football field that was supposed to be the scene of some pre-Christmas joy on Wednesday now echoes with the memories of a tragedy.
It was here that 35 children died that morning, killed in a crush after thousands turned up on the promise of free food.
Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.
At least 35 children die in crowd crush at school fair in Nigeria – video
The fair, which was organised at a high school in Idaban, Oyo state, by a local radio station and the charity Wings Foundation, was said to be expecting as many as 5,000 young people to attend. The programme said children would ‘win exciting prizes like scholarships and other bountiful gifts’. A homicide investigation has been opened and several people, including the main sponsor of the event, have been arrested
Nigeria: 35 children killed in stampede at school fair
At least 35 children have died after a stampede at a fair that was organized at a school in southwestern Nigeria. The event organizers have been arrested.
