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The leadership of Agidigbo FM, the radio station in Oyo that advertised the 2024 Children Fun Fair, has reacted after many children allegedly died in a stampede during the funfair.

The station's management stated that it had issued announcements requesting that citizens refrain from crowding the Ibadan Children's Fair venue. However, people kept coming.

Recall that an undisclosed number of people, predominantly children, died on Wednesday, December 18, following a stampede at the funfair held at the Islamic High School in the Bashorun neighborhood of the capital city.

On Tuesday, December 27, Agidigbo FM posted an announcement on Facebook encouraging parents to bring their children.

They stated that Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, hosted the dinner.

However, following the sad events at the funfair, Olayinka Abdulwahab, the director of programming at Agidigbo FM, stated that the broadcasting station had just been hired to publicize the event.

The radio station identified the organizer as the WINGS Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that helps women and girls. The event was designed to accommodate 5,000 guests.

Abdulwahab stated that when the station learned that a "mammoth crowd" had assembled at the venue by 5 a.m., it aired statements advising people not to go to the funfair.


"This is to inform the general public that the management of Agidigbo FM, Ibadan, received the news of the tragedy that heralded the children's fun fair at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, organized by the WINGS Foundation, with great shock and wholeheartedly commiserates with the families involved," according to a statement.

"Amidst the tragedy, the news is circulating that Agidigbo FM is the organizer of the children's funfair; however, the management wishes to clarify that Agidigbo FM is not the organizer of the event but rather one of the media outlets used to promote it."

"After receiving notice that a massive crowd had gathered at the venue before 5 a.m. this morning, Agidigbo FM, the people's voice, used all media strategies to sensitize the populace with jingles and a public service announcement that people should refrain from visiting the funfair venue from that point forward.

"The event's organizers also did everything they could to mitigate the catastrophe by mobilizing security personnel, medical officials, and other appropriate agencies to assist people affected by this unfortunate occurrence.

"This a very sad day for us all; however, we call on the general public to shun the spread of fake news and contact Agidigbo FM for more information."

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, stated that the event organizers who resulted in the stampede were arrested for questioning but did not reveal their identities.

Source: https://femotech.com.ng/we-told-people-to-stop-coming-but-they-refused-agidigbo-fm-reacts-over-childrens-fun-fair-stampede/

Tinubu is in power, people are hungry, they answered the call to eat for free.
RIP to the dead.

The government still doesn't care. They are making policies aimed at taking money from the masses and giving to the politicians.

You no dey see hunger for these streets? How can they stop coming?

What a stupid statement!!!

Thanks to "Hunger".

They don't know the level of hunger in the land, People will go to extremes just to feed. It's so unfortunate what this government has turned Nigerians into.
Like vampires looking for fresh blood to feast on. Rest in peace kids.

E don happen.

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You no know say hunger dey?

Dem no dey give public invite like that anymore.

Wetin happen don happen. Learn your lessons.
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By 5 am the place don full na wa o

The level of hunger in the land is bad so avoid anything that is "free" without any crowd control mechanism

So much hunger in the land.

It is saddening that the children (future of this nation) were the ones paying for the failure of their father and of this government.
If there's no hunger in the land how on earth would people be at the venue of a give away before 5 am.

Yet some are still standing on the mandates?

How come Tonto Dike claimed she hosted 10,000 kids some weeks back without incidents......maybe she must have had extraterrestrial help..

That’s the way Nigerians behave most especially because of the hunger and bad economy. Rip to the lost souls dreams,talent and gifts have been lost just bcox of the fun fair.😞

Imagine how hungry people are for them to gather like that before 5am. This country is in crisis abeg

T-pain you do this one

GBAM!

i still STAN my VIEW on this; imo ti ara eni nikan!
Nigerians are always tuning everything into NIGHTMERE frequency, common "CIVILIZATION & discipline" would have saved and averted this TRAGEDY, but when one has the NOTION of "I, first" now no one eventually did have anything but LOSS

dertty04:
Source: https://femotech.com.ng/we-told-people-to-stop-coming-but-they-refused-agidigbo-fm-reacts-over-childrens-fun-fair-stampede/

Greed!

SeverusSnape:
Thanks to "Hunger".

They don't know the level of hunger in the land, People will go to extremes just to feed. It's so unfortunate what this government has turned Nigerians into.
Like Zombies looking for fresh blood to feast on. Rest in peace kids.

Exactly. I'm rewatching The Walking Dead, and that's the image that entered my head immediately I saw the title of this thread.

How can people stop coming when the hunger is no more tales by moonlight?

Where there crowd control measures in place? This is a very important learning point for those who plan to do such events in the future. You don't joke with crowd control plus there must be ambulances on stand to tackle health emergency needs

Who no want free things

CorrectionFLuid:
Exactly. I'm rewatching Walking Dead, and that's the image that entered my head immediately I saw the title of this thread.

I had that same picture in mind while typing the comment.

That is the biggest mistake from you. You should have tell them the program is cancel and a new date will be communicated.

You cannot go on air to advertise give away and expect people not to over crowd the venue.

dertty04:
Source: https://femotech.com.ng/we-told-people-to-stop-coming-but-they-refused-agidigbo-fm-reacts-over-childrens-fun-fair-stampede/

Under-developed country.... everything will always end in arrest.

A public event that resulted in stamped, yet you're arresting organisers .

The way devil curse this nation with mental laziness and imbecility is beyond redemption.

AntiChristian:
Greed!

Hunger!!!

when we tell agbado miscreants that there is hunger in d land, they think we are talking rubbish


I earn a good salary but it's not even enough fr me anymore, how much more ppl dat don't have jobs with d biting economy


Tinubu has made Nigeria so bad dat ppl now skip meals....I cannot count d number of Yoruba nd Hausa children I have given money In d streets of Lagos.


This architect of this incident is hunger nd hardship...nothing else

Morbeta11:
How come Tonto Dike claimed she hosted 10,000 kids some weeks back without stampede......maybe she must have had extraterrestrial help..

Where?

May God help us. This is why politicians will continue to weaponise poverty because they know poverty will make people do the unthinkable. If not for poverty what were they serving at the venue that made people so desperate to enter?

He will bring hunger to the country









We told them......








But to some it's all about RONU...




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Now people are dying because of a plate of food that may not even cost $2.ooUSD...




Rest in peace to the dead...

And they will still re-elect same government after throwing them into hunger A. Government that uses hunger/poverty as a tool for winning elections

God!

Nimen:
Imagine how hungry people are for them to gather like that before 5am. This country is in crisis abeg

You mean 5m

Nimen:
Imagine how hungry people are for them to gather like that before 5am. This country is in crisis abeg

You mean 5pm