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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 gathered to gather food and clothes items dispersed at annual Christmas events, the police stated Saturday.
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The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, amidst a growing pattern by regional companies, churches and people to arrange charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the nation battles with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
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Ten people 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 stated in a statement, including that more than 1,000 people have actually been left from the church.

There was a at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to enter the facilities 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 method they were rushing to enter, some people were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to save one child as his mom struggled in the rise.

Three people died in a comparable crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity event organized by a benefactor, the state authorities said.

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

Viral footage that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as individuals yelled for aid. A few of the injured have actually been dealt with and released while others continue to get healthcare, cops said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothing products still organized within the facilities.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the pain and sadness stayed palpable even as households and good friends collected for wedding pictures.

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about safety steps in such occasions. Several children were killed on Wednesday this week when a regional structure arranged a well-attended funfair to disperse gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the latest catastrophe, the cops in Abuja announced that previous consent needs to be acquired before such charity events are organized.

The current economic challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who promised "renewed 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 economic policies that have actually pressed the local currency to tape-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 numerous others were jailed at protests requiring much better opportunities and jobs for youths.