1st LD: At least 30 killed in stampede at Nigerian children carnival

ABUJA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 30 children were killed and dozens of others injured on Wednesday in a stampede at a children's carnival organized in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, local media reported.

The carnival took a devastating turn after the private organizers of the event announced plans to distribute cash to 5,000 children, which triggered a chaotic rush to enter a high school, the venue of the funfair in the Basorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday morning, local TVC News reported.