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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – At least 13 individuals, consisting of 4 kids, were killed in 2 different stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds collected to collect food and clothing products dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the authorities stated Saturday.

The two mishaps came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populated country, amid a growing pattern by regional companies, churches and individuals to organize charity drive ahead of Christmas, as the country fights 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, authorities spokesperson Josephine Adeh said in a statement, including that more than 1,000 people have been left from the church.
There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as dozens attempted to go into the properties at around 4 a.m., hours before the present items were to be shared, witnesses said, pointing out that some had actually been waiting considering that the previous night.
«The way they were hurrying to get in, some individuals were falling and some of them were old,» Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang stated he managed to save one infant as his mother had a hard time in the surge.
Three people died in a similar crush later in the southeastern Anambra state’s Okija town at a charity event organized by a benefactor, the state police stated.
«The occasion had actually not even started when the rush began,» police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga said. There might be more deaths tape-recorded as officers investigate the event, 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 hurt have actually been treated and released while others continue to get treatment, 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 marriage ceremony after the crowd was left, the agony and unhappiness remained palpable even as friends and families collected for wedding photos.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu expressed his sympathy with the victims’ households and asked states and relevant authorities to enforce stringent crowd control procedures.
The recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised questions about security measures in such events. Several kids were eliminated on Wednesday today when a local foundation organized a well-attended funfair to disperse gift products and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.
After the current catastrophe, the cops in Abuja announced that previous consent must be obtained before such fundraiser are organized.

The existing 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 economic policies that have actually pressed the local currency to tape low versus the dollar.
Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually caused in recent months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were arrested at demonstrations demanding better opportunities and tasks for youths.
