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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 individuals, consisting of 4 children, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to gather food and clothing products distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated nation, amidst a growing trend by regional organizations, churches and individuals to organize charity occasions 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 spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a declaration, including that more than 1,000 individuals have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens attempted to enter the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses said, mentioning that some had been waiting since the previous night.

"The way they were hurrying to enter, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he managed to rescue one baby as his mother struggled in the surge.

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

"The occasion had not even started when the rush started," authorities spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said. There could be more deaths tape-recorded as officers examine the event, he stated.

Viral video footage that seemed from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for aid. A few of the hurt have actually been treated and released while others continue to get medical care, authorities said.

The church canceled the charity event with bags of rice and clothes products still organized within the facilities.

As the church held a marital relationship ceremony after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness remained palpable even as friends and families collected for wedding event photos.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his compassion with the victims' families and asked states and pertinent authorities to implement rigorous crowd control measures.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about security measures in such events. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday today when a regional foundation organized a well-attended funfair to present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent catastrophe, the police in Abuja announced that prior authorization should be acquired before such charity drive are arranged.

The present economic hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who guaranteed "renewed 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 local currency to tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually caused mass protests in current months. In August, a minimum of 20 people were shot dead and numerous others were arrested at demonstrations requiring much better opportunities and jobs for young individuals.