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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including four kids, were eliminated in 2 different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to collect food and clothes items distributed at yearly Christmas occasions, the police said Saturday.

The two accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, amidst a growing trend by regional organizations, churches and people to organize charity occasions ahead of Christmas, as the nation has problem with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten people 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, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a declaration, 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 get in the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the present products were to be shared, witnesses said, mentioning that some had actually been waiting since the previous night.

"The method they were rushing to enter, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he managed to save one infant as his mother had a hard time in the rise.

Three people passed away in a similar crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion arranged by a philanthropist, the state cops said.

"The occasion had not even begun when the rush began," cops spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said. There could be more deaths recorded as officers investigate the event, he stated.

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as individuals shouted for aid. A few of the injured have been dealt with and discharged while others continue to get treatment, authorities said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothes products still organized within the premises.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was evacuated, the misery and sadness stayed palpable even as friends and families gathered for wedding event pictures.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his compassion with the victims' families and asked states and appropriate authorities to enforce stringent crowd control procedures.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about safety procedures in such occasions. Several kids were killed on Wednesday this week when a local foundation organized a well-attended funfair to disperse gift items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the current disaster, the authorities in Abuja announced that previous authorization needs to be gotten before such charity drive are arranged.

The present financial hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "renewed 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 actually pushed the regional currency to record low against the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually led to mass demonstrations in current months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were apprehended at demonstrations requiring much better and tasks for young people.

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