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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 people, including four kids, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to collect food and clothes products dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the cops said Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous country, in the middle of a growing pattern by regional companies, churches and individuals to organize fundraiser ahead of Christmas, as the nation fights 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 said in a declaration, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have been evacuated from the church.

There was a crowd rise at one of the church gates, as lots tried to get in the premises at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift products were to be shared, witnesses stated, mentioning that some had been waiting because the previous night.

"The way they were hurrying to get in, some people were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he handled to save one infant as his mom had a hard time in the rise.

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

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

Viral footage that appeared to be from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies lying on the ground as individuals yelled for aid. A few of the injured have actually been dealt with and released while others continue to get treatment, police said.

The church canceled the charity occasion with bags of rice and clothing items still arranged within the facilities.

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

President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and relevant authorities to enforce rigorous crowd control measures.

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

After the current disaster, the police in Abuja revealed that previous consent needs to be acquired before such fundraiser are organized.

The existing financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "restored 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 economic policies that have actually pushed the local currency to tape-record low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has caused mass demonstrations in current months. In August, at least 20 individuals were shot dead and numerous others were detained at protests demanding better opportunities and jobs for young people.