The Oyo State Police Command has reportedly detained the principal of Islamic High School Bashorun, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi in connection with the stampede that occurred at the school during a children’s carnival.
The tragic incident, which led to the loss of several children’s lives, took place during an event organized by Naomi Silekunola the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.
Sources disclosed that Fasasi was invited by the police on Wednesday around 4 PM and has been held at the Criminal Investigation Department in Iyaganku, Ibadan, since his arrival.
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Recall that tragedy struck at a bustling funfair on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State capital as dozens of children lost their lives in a devastating stampede that unfolded during what was meant to be a joyous occasion.
The incident, which also left scores injured, has plunged families into mourning.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade in a statement on Wednesday said the stampede occurred at the private children’s funfair, held at Basorun Islamic High School.
Oyelade said the government swiftly mobilised a rapid response team following the breaking of the incident.
The commissioner noted that victims have been swiftly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention.
While appreciating the Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi for immediately activating all available response teams to provide assistance at the scene of the incident.
Oyelade said “the state government will do all in its power to stand by victims of the fateful incident through this trying period.
“The government was not involved in any of the planning, neither was the Ministry of Health requested to provide any logistics to support the private children’s end-of-the-year funfair.”
Oyelade, however emphasised the importance of proper coordination when organizing events of such magnitude, especially those involving young ones and elders.
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