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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including four children, were killed in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds collected to gather food and clothes products distributed at yearly Christmas occasions, the authorities said Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous nation, in the middle of a growing trend by local organizations, churches and people to arrange fundraiser ahead of Christmas, as the nation struggles 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, police representative Josephine Adeh said in a statement, 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 dozens tried to get in the premises at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses stated, pointing out that some had been waiting because the previous night.

"The method they were rushing to enter, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to rescue one infant as his mother struggled in the rise.

Three individuals passed away in a comparable crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion organized by a benefactor, the state police said.

"The occasion had not even started when the rush started," authorities spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There could be more deaths taped as officers examine the occurrence, he stated.

Viral footage that to be from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for aid. Some of the injured have actually been treated and released while others continue to receive medical care, cops said.

The church canceled the charity drive with bags of rice and clothes products still organized within the premises.

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

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and appropriate authorities to implement stringent crowd control procedures.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about safety procedures in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a regional structure organized a well-attended funfair to distribute gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent disaster, the police in Abuja revealed that prior authorization should be gotten before such fundraiser are arranged.

The current financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who promised "renewed hope" when he was sworn into workplace in May 2023, is blamed on rising inflation that is at a 28-year high and the government ´ s economic policies that have pressed the regional currency to tape-record low against the dollar.

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