{"id":9295,"date":"2024-12-19T15:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:03:46","slug":"dozens-of-children-killed-in-crush-at-nigerian-funfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9295","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of children killed in crush at Nigerian funfair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty-five children have been killed in a crush at a funfair in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan, with six others hospitalised, the police say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was advertised as free entry and drew a large crowd but so many people turned up that there was a crush as they struggled to gain entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents said that over 5,000 children had gathered at the venue and the crush occurred when the main organisers arrived to start the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sequence of events leading to the crush has not been disclosed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police say they have arrested eight people who were behind the event, including the main organiser, Naomi Silekunola, a well-known figure in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-c47cea57a63a0bdbf9aa83680168d731 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYEG0wQWFP8?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oyo state government said victims had been taken to hospitals across Ibadan for treatment after the crush at the Islamic High School in the city&#8217;s Basorun district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said there had been &#8220;multiple loss of lives and injuries&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities have urged parents who are concerned about the whereabouts of their children to check at the city&#8217;s hospitals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-five children have been killed in a crush at a funfair in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan, with six others hospitalised, the police say. The event was advertised as free entry and drew a large crowd but so many people turned up that there was a crush as they struggled to gain entry. 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