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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including four children, were killed in 2 different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas occasions, the cops stated Saturday.

The two mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, amid a growing trend by local companies, churches and individuals to organize charity occasions ahead of Christmas, as the country battles 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 representative Josephine Adeh stated in a declaration, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as lots tried to enter the properties at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift items were to be shared, witnesses stated, that some had been waiting given that 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 said he managed to save one baby as his mom had a hard time in the rise.

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

"The event had not even begun when the rush started," cops spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths tape-recorded as officers investigate the event, he said.

Viral footage that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as individuals screamed for assistance. Some of the injured have been dealt with and discharged while others continue to receive treatment, police said.

The church canceled the charity occasion with bags of rice and clothes items still organized within the properties.

As the church held a marriage ceremony after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness stayed palpable even as households and pals gathered for wedding pictures.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu revealed his sympathy with the victims' families and asked states and appropriate authorities to impose stringent crowd control procedures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised questions about precaution in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a regional structure organized a well-attended funfair to distribute gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent disaster, the cops in Abuja announced that prior consent should be acquired before such charity drive are organized.

The existing 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 led to mass demonstrations in current months. In August, a minimum of 20 individuals were shot dead and numerous others were detained at demonstrations demanding much better chances and tasks for youths.