Oyo State Government has said that the organisers of a funfair at Islamic High School, Basorun in Ibadan on Wednesday which led to a stampede did not involve them.
Commissioner for information and civic orientation Prince Dotun Oyelade made this known in a statement, adding that majority of the victims were children.
“Government has swiftly mobilised a rapid response team following the incident. Victims of the incident have been swiftly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention,” he said.
The commissioner however said the government was awaiting a detailed report from the police to know the total number of victims involved in the unfortunate incident.
“Neither was the state Ministry of Health requested to provide any logistics to support the private funfair,” Oyelade said.
He stated further that the government would do all in its power to stand by victims of the incident “through this trying period.”
The commissioner urged parents who had become apprehensive about their children’s whereabouts to check some medical facilities in Ibadan where victims of the stampede were taken.
“The medical centres are Patnas Hospital, Basorun; Western Hospital, Basorun; Ring Road State Hospital; Molly Specialist Hospital; and University College Hospital (UCH),” the commissioner said.
He added that while the state government extended its deepest sympathies to the families affected by the tragedy.
