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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 individuals, including four kids, were eliminated in 2 different stampedes in Nigeria as big crowds collected to gather food and clothes products distributed at annual Christmas events, the authorities said Saturday.

The two mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous country, amidst a growing pattern by regional companies, churches and individuals to organize fundraiser ahead of Christmas, as the country battles with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Ten people were eliminated in the very first stampede in the early hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upmarket part of the capital, Abuja, cops spokesperson Josephine Adeh said in a declaration, including that more than 1,000 individuals have been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens tried to get in the premises at around 4 a.m., hours before the gift products were to be shared, witnesses said, explaining that some had actually been waiting since the previous night.

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

Three individuals passed away in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion organized by a benefactor, the state authorities said.

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

Viral video footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies lying on the ground as people screamed for aid. Some of the injured have been dealt with and discharged while others continue to get medical care, police said.

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

As the church held a wedding after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness stayed 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 appropriate authorities to impose stringent crowd control steps.

The current stampedes in Nigeria have actually raised concerns about safety measures in such occasions. Several kids were eliminated on Wednesday this week when a regional structure arranged a well-attended funfair to distribute gift products and food to kids in state.

After the newest catastrophe, the cops in Abuja announced that prior approval should be acquired before such fundraiser are organized.

The present financial hardship under Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who promised "restored 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 tape low versus the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually resulted in mass demonstrations in current months. In August, at least 20 individuals were shot dead and hundreds of others were arrested at demonstrations requiring better chances and tasks for young individuals.