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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 individuals, including four kids, were eliminated in two different stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to gather food and clothes items dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the police stated Saturday.

The two accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous country, amid a growing pattern by regional organizations, churches and people to ahead of Christmas, as the nation has a hard time with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten individuals 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, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a statement, including that more than 1,000 individuals have been evacuated from the church.

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

"The method they were rushing 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 mother struggled in the rise.

Three individuals passed away in a comparable crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion organized by a philanthropist, the state police stated.

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

Viral video that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies resting on the ground as individuals screamed for help. Some of the hurt have been treated and released while others continue to receive treatment, police said.

The church canceled the fundraiser with bags of rice and clothing items still set up within the premises.

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was evacuated, the misery and unhappiness remained palpable even as families and good friends collected for wedding pictures.

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 recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about precaution in such events. Several kids were eliminated on Wednesday today when a local foundation arranged a well-attended funfair to disperse present products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most recent catastrophe, the police in Abuja revealed that prior authorization must be gotten before such charity drive are arranged.

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

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has resulted in mass demonstrations in recent months. In August, a minimum of 20 individuals were shot dead and hundreds of others were apprehended at protests requiring better chances and jobs for young people.