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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 individuals, including 4 children, were eliminated in 2 different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to gather food and clothes items dispersed at yearly Christmas events, the police said Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated nation, amidst a growing pattern by regional companies, churches and individuals to organize charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the country deals with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten people were eliminated in the very first stampede in the early hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, police spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a statement, 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 lots attempted to get in the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses said, pointing out that some had actually been waiting given that the previous night.

"The method they were rushing to go into, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he handled to rescue one child as his mother struggled in the rise.

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

"The event had not even begun when the rush began," cops spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There could be more deaths taped as officers examine the event, he said.

Viral video footage that appeared to be from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for aid. 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 products still arranged within the facilities.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the misery and unhappiness stayed palpable even as families and pals collected for wedding pictures.

Nigeria's Tinubu revealed his compassion with the victims' families and asked states and pertinent authorities to impose stringent crowd control steps.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about security steps in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a local foundation organized a well-attended funfair to distribute present products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent catastrophe, the authorities in Abuja announced that prior permission needs to be acquired before such charity drive are arranged.

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

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