The fair, which was organised at a high school in Idaban, Oyo state, by a local radio station and the charity Wings Foundation, was said to be expecting as many as 5,000 young people to attend.
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The programme said children would 'win exciting prizes like scholarships and other bountiful gifts'. A homicide investigation has been opened and several people, including the main sponsor of the event, have been arrested
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