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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, consisting of four children, were eliminated in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds gathered to collect food and items dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the cops said Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous nation, amidst a growing trend by local companies, churches and individuals to organize charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the country has problem with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten people were killed 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 declaration, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have been left from the church.

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

"The way they were hurrying to get in, some people were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he managed to rescue one infant as his mom had a hard time in the rise.

Three individuals died in a comparable crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity drive organized by a benefactor, the state cops stated.

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

Viral footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people yelled for aid. Some of the injured have been dealt with and discharged while others continue to receive medical care, cops stated.

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

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was evacuated, the agony and sadness remained palpable even as friends and families collected for wedding event images.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu expressed his compassion with the victims' households and asked states and appropriate authorities to enforce strict crowd control steps.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised questions about precaution in such occasions. Several kids were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a regional structure arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most current disaster, the police in Abuja revealed that previous permission needs to be acquired before such charity drive are organized.

The existing financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "renewed hope" when he was sworn into office in May 2023, is blamed on surging inflation that is at a 28-year high and the federal government ´ s financial policies that have actually pushed the local currency to record low versus the dollar.

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