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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 13 individuals, including 4 kids, were eliminated in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to collect food and clothes items distributed at yearly Christmas events, the cops said Saturday.
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The two mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated nation, amid a growing pattern by local companies, churches and people to organize fundraiser ahead of Christmas, as the nation fights with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten people were eliminated in the first stampede in the early hours at the Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, police spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 people have been left from the church.

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

"The way they were rushing to go into, some individuals were falling and a few of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to rescue one infant as his mother had a hard time in the rise.

Three people passed away in a comparable crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a fundraiser arranged by a benefactor, the state authorities said.

"The event had actually not even begun when the rush started," cops representative Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There could be more deaths tape-recorded as officers investigate the incident, he stated.

Viral video footage that appeared to be from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as individuals yelled for assistance. A few of the injured have actually been treated and discharged while others continue to receive healthcare, cops stated.

The church canceled the charity drive with bags of rice and clothing products 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 revealed his sympathy with the victims' households and asked states and pertinent authorities to implement stringent crowd control procedures.

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised questions about precaution in such occasions. Several kids were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a local foundation arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute present products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the newest catastrophe, the police in Abuja announced that prior permission needs to be gotten before such charity drive are organized.

The present financial challenge under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who guaranteed "restored hope" when he was sworn into office in May 2023, is blamed on rising inflation that is at a 28-year high and the federal government ´ s financial policies that have pushed the regional currency to tape low versus the dollar.

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