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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including 4 children, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds collected to collect food and clothing products distributed at annual Christmas occasions, the police said Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous nation, amidst a growing pattern by local companies, churches and individuals to organize charity events ahead of Christmas, as the country has problem 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, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh stated in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 people have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd rise at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to go into the properties at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift products were to be shared, witnesses said, pointing out that some had been waiting given that the previous night.

"The method they were hurrying to enter, some people were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to rescue one infant as his mom had a hard time in the rise.

Three individuals passed away in a comparable crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity event arranged by a philanthropist, the state police stated.

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

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene bodies pushing the ground as people yelled for aid. A few of the hurt have actually been treated and released while others continue to receive treatment, police said.

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

As the church held a marriage ceremony after the crowd was evacuated, the misery and unhappiness remained palpable even as families and friends collected for wedding event photos.

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

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

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

The current economic hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "renewed hope" when he was sworn into office in May 2023, is blamed on surging inflation that is at a 28-year high and the government ´ s financial policies that have actually pressed the local currency to tape low versus 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 numerous others were jailed at demonstrations requiring much better chances and tasks for youths.