By Premium Times
Many people have been confirmed dead after a stampede at a children’s carnival in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Although the exact number of people killed has not been confirmed, the Oyo government said most of the victims are children.
Many other attendees who were injured, were rushed to hospital.
“… stampede occurred at the private children’s fun fair held at Basorun Islamic High School, leading to loss of lives, mostly children, with some others injured in the early hours of today,” the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Oyelade said the “victims have been swiftly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention”.
He said the event was private and that the state government was not involved in any of the planning, nor was the health department “requested to provide any logistics to support the private children’s end-of-year funfair”.
According to the statement, the State Government swiftly mobilised a rapid response team following the breaking of the incident.
The commissioner noted that victims were quickly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention.
The commissioner said parents who are concerned about the whereabouts of their children are urged to check the following medical facilities in Ibadan where children affected were taken for proper medical attention with valid means of identification:
– Patnas Hospital, Basorun
– Western Hospital, Basorun
– Ringroad State Hospital
– Molly Specialist Hospital
– University College Hospital (UCH).
