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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including four kids, were eliminated in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to collect food and clothing items distributed at yearly Christmas occasions, the police said Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous country, in the middle of a growing pattern by local companies, churches and individuals to arrange charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the country has a hard time 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 said in a declaration, adding that more than 1,000 people have been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to get in the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses stated, pointing out that some had actually 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 said he to rescue one infant as his mom had a hard time in the surge.

Three people passed away in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a fundraiser arranged by a philanthropist, the state authorities said.

"The occasion had actually not even begun when the rush started," police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There could be more deaths recorded as officers investigate the event, he stated.

Viral video footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies lying on the ground as people screamed for assistance. Some of the hurt have been treated and released while others continue to receive treatment, cops stated.

The church canceled the charity drive with bags of rice and clothing items still arranged within the facilities.

As the church held a marital relationship event after the crowd was evacuated, the misery and unhappiness remained palpable even as friends and families collected for wedding pictures.

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about safety procedures 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 current catastrophe, the police in Abuja revealed that previous permission needs to be gotten before such charity drive are organized.

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

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has caused mass protests in recent months. In August, at least 20 individuals were shot dead and hundreds of others were apprehended at protests demanding better opportunities and jobs for young individuals.