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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, consisting of 4 kids, were eliminated in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to collect food and clothes items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such in Africa ´ s most populous nation, amidst a growing pattern by local organizations, churches and individuals to organize charity occasions ahead of Christmas, as the country has a hard time 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, authorities representative Josephine Adeh stated in a statement, including that more than 1,000 people have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens tried to go into the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the present products were to be shared, witnesses stated, explaining that some had been waiting considering that the previous night.

"The method they were hurrying to enter, some people were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he managed to rescue one child as his mother had a hard time in the surge.

Three individuals passed away in a similar crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity event arranged by a benefactor, the state cops stated.
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"The occasion had actually not even started when the rush started," police representative Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths taped as officers examine the occurrence, he said.

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people shouted for help. Some of the hurt have actually been treated and released while others continue to receive treatment, police said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothes items still arranged within the premises.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the pain and unhappiness remained palpable even as households and pals collected for wedding images.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and relevant authorities to implement stringent crowd control procedures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have raised questions about safety measures in such events. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday today when a regional structure organized a well-attended funfair to disperse present products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent disaster, the authorities in Abuja revealed that prior permission must be obtained before such charity occasions are organized.
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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 surging inflation that is at a 28-year high and the government ´ s economic policies that have actually pushed the local currency to tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has led to mass protests in current months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were detained at protests demanding much better opportunities and tasks for young individuals.