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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including four kids, were eliminated in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds collected to gather food and clothing products dispersed at annual Christmas events, the police stated Saturday.

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

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

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

"The way they were rushing to get in, some individuals were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he handled to rescue one infant as his mother had a hard time in the surge.

Three individuals 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 said.

"The event had actually not even started when the rush started," police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said. There could be more deaths recorded as officers examine the event, he stated.

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for help. Some of the injured have actually been treated and released while others continue to get medical care, cops said.

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

As the church held a marital relationship event after the crowd was evacuated, the pain and unhappiness stayed palpable even as families and buddies collected for wedding event images.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and appropriate authorities to enforce rigorous crowd control steps.

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

After the most recent catastrophe, the cops in Abuja announced that prior authorization must be acquired before such charity drive are arranged.

The existing financial difficulty under Bola Tinubu, who guaranteed "renewed hope" when he was sworn into office in May 2023, is blamed on rising inflation that is at a 28-year high and the federal government ´ s economic policies that have pushed the local currency to tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually caused mass protests in recent months. In August, at least 20 individuals were shot dead and numerous others were apprehended at demonstrations requiring much better chances and jobs for youths.