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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including four kids, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to gather food and clothing items dispersed at yearly Christmas events, the cops stated Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, in the middle of a growing pattern by local organizations, churches and people to arrange charity events ahead of Christmas, as the country battles with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten individuals were eliminated in the first stampede in the early hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, cops spokesperson Josephine Adeh said in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 people have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens tried to enter the properties at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses stated, mentioning that some had been waiting considering that the previous night.

"The way they were hurrying to get in, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to save one infant as his mom had a hard time in the surge.

Three people died in a comparable crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity drive organized by a philanthropist, the state cops stated.

"The occasion had not even begun when the rush began," cops representative Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths taped as officers investigate the occurrence, he said.

Viral video footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as people screamed for aid. A few of the hurt have actually been and released while others continue to receive medical care, cops stated.

The church canceled the charity drive with bags of rice and clothing items still set up within the facilities.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness remained palpable even as friends and families collected for wedding event pictures.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu revealed his compassion with the victims' households and asked states and pertinent authorities to impose rigorous crowd control measures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised questions about precaution in such occasions. Several kids were killed on Wednesday today when a local structure arranged a well-attended funfair to disperse present products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most current catastrophe, the authorities in Abuja announced that prior consent must be acquired before such fundraiser are arranged.

The current economic hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "restored hope" when he was sworn into workplace in May 2023, is blamed on rising inflation that is at a 28-year high and the government ´ s economic policies that have pushed the regional currency to tape-record low against the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has resulted in mass demonstrations in current months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and numerous others were arrested at demonstrations demanding much better chances and jobs for young people.