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

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

Ten individuals 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, cops spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a declaration, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have been evacuated from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to get in the properties at around 4 a.m., hours before the present products were to be shared, witnesses said, pointing out that some had actually been waiting since the previous night.

"The way they were rushing to enter, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he managed to save one child as his mom had a hard time in the surge.

Three people passed away in a comparable crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a fundraiser organized by a philanthropist, the state police said.

"The event had not even begun when the rush started," authorities spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said. There could be more deaths tape-recorded as officers investigate the occurrence, he said.

Viral footage that appeared to be from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as people yelled for help. A few of the hurt have been treated and discharged while others continue to receive medical care, authorities stated.

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

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

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have 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 present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent disaster, the authorities in Abuja revealed that previous consent needs to be obtained before such charity drive are arranged.

The present financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "renewed 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 economic policies that have pushed the regional currency to tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually resulted in mass protests in recent months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were detained at demonstrations demanding much better opportunities and tasks for youths.