Multiple Children Feared Dead In Oyo Funfair

According to reports, a stampede during a children’s carnival in the state capital of Ibadan on Wednesday claimed the lives of an undetermined number of children.

However, The PUNCH Online gathered that over 30 children lost their lives, with many others injured during the incident.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the state commissioner for information and orientation, Dotun Oyelade, confirmed that the stampede occurred at a private children’s funfair at Basorun Islamic High School.

Oyelade stated that the government swiftly mobilised a rapid response team following the breaking of the incident.

The commissioner noted that victims had been swiftly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention.

While appreciating the Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, for immediately activating all available response teams to assist at the scene, Oyelade said, “The state government will do all it can to support the victims of this tragic incident during this difficult period.

“The government was not involved in any planning, nor was the Ministry of Health asked to provide logistics for the private children’s end-of-year funfair.”