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

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

Ten people 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, cops spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a declaration, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens attempted to get in the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift products were to be shared, witnesses stated, pointing out that some had been waiting given that the previous night.

"The method they were rushing to get in, some people were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he handled to rescue one child as his mother had a hard time in the rise.

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

"The event had actually not even begun when the rush began," authorities spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths tape-recorded as officers examine the event, he said.

Viral video that appeared to be from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as individuals shouted for aid. A few of the hurt have been treated and discharged while others continue to get medical care, cops said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothes products still organized within the facilities.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was evacuated, the pain and unhappiness remained palpable even as friends and families gathered for wedding event pictures.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his compassion with the victims' households and asked states and relevant authorities to impose stringent crowd control measures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised questions about precaution in such events. Several kids were killed on Wednesday today when a regional foundation arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the latest disaster, the cops in Abuja announced that prior consent should be gotten before such charity drive are arranged.

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

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