The memories of a tragedy now reverberate from the dusty high school football field that was meant to be the site of some pre-Christmas joy on Wednesday.
After thousands of children gathered here in hopes of receiving free meals, 35 of them perished in a crush that morning.
In Bashorun, a southwest Nigerian suburb of Ibadan, the grounds of the Islamic High School are littered with broken desks, ripped books, and children’s sandals.
The commonplace items, left behind in a haste, act as a chilling reminder of who was gone.
Those behind what was billed as a funfair must have thought it would be a good idea to spread some cheer in these hard times.
