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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 people, including 4 kids, were killed in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to gather food and clothes items distributed at yearly Christmas occasions, the police said Saturday.

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

Ten individuals 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 declaration, including 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 attempted to go into the premises at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses stated, pointing out that some had actually been waiting since the previous night.

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

Three individuals died in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity drive arranged by a philanthropist, the state police said.

"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 said.

Viral footage that appeared to be from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies lying on the ground as individuals screamed for aid. Some of the injured have been dealt with and discharged while others continue to get treatment, cops stated.

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

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

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' families and asked states and relevant authorities to crowd control steps.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about precaution in such occasions. Several kids were killed on Wednesday this week when a regional foundation arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most current disaster, the authorities in Abuja announced that prior consent needs to be obtained before such fundraiser are arranged.

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

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually resulted in mass demonstrations in current months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were jailed at demonstrations requiring much better opportunities and tasks for young people.