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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including 4 children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to gather food and clothing items dispersed at yearly Christmas events, the cops said Saturday.

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

Ten people were killed in the first stampede in the early hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh stated in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 people have been left from the church.

There was a crowd rise at one of the church gates, as dozens tried to enter the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift items were to be shared, witnesses said, mentioning that some had been waiting given that the previous night.

"The way they were hurrying to go into, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to rescue one baby as his mom had a hard time in the rise.

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 authorities said.

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

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for aid. A few of the hurt have actually been treated and discharged while others continue to receive treatment, cops said.

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

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the pain and unhappiness remained palpable even as households and pals collected for wedding images.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his compassion with the victims' households and asked states and appropriate authorities to impose rigorous crowd control steps.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about security procedures in such events. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a local structure arranged a well-attended funfair to disperse present products and food to kids in state.

After the most recent disaster, the police in Abuja revealed that prior consent must be gotten before such charity drive are organized.

The existing financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who guaranteed "restored hope" when he was sworn into workplace in May 2023, is blamed on rising inflation that is at a 28-year high and the federal government ´ s financial policies that have pressed the local currency to record low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has caused mass demonstrations in recent months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were apprehended at protests requiring much better chances and tasks for young individuals.