Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has mourned the deaths of children in Ibadan, Oyo state.
at a funfair event organised for children in the Bashorun area of Ibadan.
The event was organised by Naomi Silekunola, an ex-wife of Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife. The police said Silekunola has been taken into custody.The organisers had targeted 5,000 attendees, but a larger number of residents thronged the scene, leading to the stampede. “How do we tell nearly three dozen parents and wards that the children they saw off with excitement to a holiday funfair in Ibadan will not be returning home, not even late for Christmas?” Abubakar asked.“I am heartbroken, like millions of our citizens, over the tragedy that befell children who only wanted to have some fun after the rigours of the school term had come to an end.
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