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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A minimum of 13 people, including 4 kids, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds collected to collect food and clothing products dispersed at annual Christmas occasions, the police said Saturday.

The 2 accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa ´ s most populous country, amidst a growing pattern by local organizations, churches and individuals to organize charity occasions ahead of Christmas, as the country fights 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, authorities spokesman Josephine Adeh said in a statement, including that more than 1,000 people have actually been left from the church.

There was a crowd surge at one of the church gates, as lots attempted to get in 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 since the previous night.

"The method they were hurrying to get in, some people were falling and some of them were old," Loveth Inyang, a witness. Inyang said he handled to save one infant as his mother had a hard time in the surge.

Three individuals died in a similar crush later on in the southeastern Anambra state's Okija town at a charity occasion arranged by a philanthropist, the state authorities stated.

"The occasion had not even begun when the rush began," cops spokesperson Tochukwu Ikenga stated. There might be more deaths taped as investigate the incident, he said.

Viral video footage that seemed from the Abuja scene revealed lifeless bodies pushing the ground as individuals screamed for aid. Some of the hurt have actually been treated and discharged while others continue to get medical care, cops said.

The church canceled the charity event with bags of rice and clothing products still arranged within the premises.

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

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

The recent stampedes in Nigeria have raised concerns about security steps in such occasions. Several children were eliminated on Wednesday today when a regional structure organized a well-attended funfair to distribute present items and food to kids in southwestern Oyo state.

After the most current disaster, the authorities in Abuja announced that previous approval should be obtained before such fundraiser are arranged.

The present economic difficulty 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 pushed the local currency to tape-record low against the dollar.

Frustration over the cost-of-living crisis has actually caused mass demonstrations in current months. In August, at least 20 people were shot dead and hundreds of others were jailed at protests requiring much better chances and jobs for youths.