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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including 4 children, were eliminated in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothes products distributed at events, the cops said Saturday.

The 2 mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated nation, in the middle of a growing trend by local organizations, churches and people to arrange charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the nation 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 stated in a statement, adding that more than 1,000 individuals have been left from the church.

There was a crowd rise at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to go into the facilities at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift items were to be shared, witnesses said, explaining that some had actually been waiting given that the previous night.

"The method they were hurrying to enter, some individuals were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he managed to rescue one infant as his mom 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 cops stated.

"The occasion had not even begun when the rush started," cops spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths recorded as officers examine the incident, he said.

Viral video that appeared to be from the Abuja scene showed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as people screamed for assistance. Some of the injured have actually been treated and discharged while others continue to receive treatment, authorities said.

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

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

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

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about safety procedures in such occasions. Several children were killed on Wednesday today when a regional structure arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute gift items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the latest disaster, the police in Abuja announced that prior authorization must be obtained before such fundraiser are arranged.

The current economic hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who assured "renewed hope" when he was sworn into office 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 led to mass demonstrations in current months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were jailed at protests demanding much better opportunities and tasks for young individuals.