No fewer than five children have been reportedly dead at the Christmas funfair organised by ex-wife of Ooni of Ife, Queen Naomi Silekunola in partnership with Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, a radio station owned by ace broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat.
The children said to have stampeded themselves to death due to uncontrollable crowd that besieged the venue.
It was learnt that the Christmas bumper that was organized by her foundation, Women in Need of Guidance and Support (WINGS) came to an abrupt end over the sad incident.
There were conflicting reports about the number of casualties but the BBC reported that a policeman confirmed that at least five children were dead.
The affected children were rushed to the University of Ibadan College Hospital (UCH) where some of them were confirmed dead.
Previous editions of the annual Christmas funfair organised by WINGS were successfully held in Ogun and Ondo states.
A resident of Ibadan who spoke to ODUDUWANEWS said news of the 2024 funfair spread after Naomi Silekunola’s appearance on a radio programme hosted by Ibadan-based Hamzat Oriyomi on Tuesday.
Many people from Ibadan and nearby towns started converging at Islamic High School, Bashorun venue of the event after the radio show and many of them slept there overnight.
Early reports indicated that people started trampling over themselves shortly after the programme started.