Death toll from stampede at Nigerian children carnival rises to 35: police


By TunjiYang Zhe
  • World
  • Friday, 20 Dec 2024

ABUJA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a stampede at a children's carnival organized in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, has risen to 35, police said Thursday.

Adewale Osifeso, the spokesman for the Oyo State police, told reporters in Ibadan that 35 minors had so far been "documented dead," while six others were critically injured and are receiving medical treatment.

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