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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including four kids, were killed in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to collect food and clothes items dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the cops stated Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, amidst a growing trend by local companies, churches and people 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 Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have been left from the church.

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

"The way they were rushing to go into, some individuals were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he managed to save one child as his mother struggled in the surge.

Three people passed away in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion organized by a philanthropist, the state police stated.

"The event had not even started when the rush started," cops representative Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There might be more deaths recorded as officers examine the event, he stated.

Viral video that appeared to be from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies lying on the ground as people screamed for aid. Some of the injured have actually been treated and released while others continue to get medical care, police stated.

The church canceled the charity drive with bags of rice and clothing items still set up within the premises.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness stayed palpable even as families and buddies gathered for wedding pictures.

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about precaution in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a local structure organized a well-attended funfair to disperse present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the current catastrophe, the authorities in Abuja announced that prior approval should be acquired before such fundraiser are arranged.

The current financial hardship 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 federal government ´ s financial policies that have actually pressed the regional currency to tape-record low versus the dollar.

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