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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 individuals, consisting of 4 kids, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to gather food and clothes products distributed at annual Christmas occasions, the cops stated 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 events ahead of Christmas, as the nation deals with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten individuals were killed 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 spokesperson Josephine Adeh said in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 people have been evacuated 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 products were to be shared, witnesses stated, explaining that some had actually been waiting given that the previous night.

"The method they were rushing to go into, some people were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he managed to rescue one infant as his mother had a hard time in the surge.

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 stated.

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

Viral footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as individuals yelled for aid. A few of the hurt have been treated and discharged while others continue to get medical care, police said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothes items still set up within the premises.

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

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and pertinent authorities to impose strict crowd control procedures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about security measures in such events. Several kids were killed on Wednesday this week when a local structure organized 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 previous authorization needs to be acquired before such charity events are arranged.

The existing financial difficulty under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who promised "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 financial policies that have pushed the local currency to tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually led to mass protests in current months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were detained at protests requiring much better chances and jobs for young people.