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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including four kids, were killed in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to gather food and clothing items dispersed at yearly Christmas events, the police stated Saturday.

The two 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 organize fundraiser ahead of Christmas, as the country 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 representative Josephine Adeh stated in a statement, including that more than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the church.

There was a crowd rise at one of the church gates, as dozens attempted to enter the premises at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift products were to be shared, witnesses stated, explaining that some had been waiting considering that the previous night.

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

Three people died in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a fundraiser arranged by a philanthropist, the state police stated.

"The event had not even started when the rush began," authorities spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said. There could be more deaths taped as officers examine the event, he said.

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

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothes products still set up within the premises.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was evacuated, the agony and sadness stayed palpable even as friends and families gathered for wedding pictures.

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about precaution in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday today when a regional foundation organized a well-attended funfair to distribute gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the newest disaster, the cops in Abuja announced that previous permission must be acquired before such charity drive are organized.

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

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