<p>Lagos: At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.</p><p>In the state capital Abuja, at least 10 people died and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama district.</p><p>"This unfortunate event, which took place around 6:30 a.m., resulted in a stampede that claimed the lives of 10 individuals, including four children, and left eight others with varying degrees of injuries," said Josephine Adeh, a police spokesperson.</p>.Christmas market attack suspect was clearly Islamophobic: German minister .<p>In Okija in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria, a crowd crush occurred after a member of the community offered gifts including rice, vegetable oil and money.</p><p>State police said three people were confirmed dead though eyewitnesses and Amnesty International Nigeria put the death toll at 20 with more injured.</p><p>In both incidents, the victims were mostly women and children who were trampled as crowds tried to reach the provisions being offered.</p><p>On Thursday, at least 32 people died in a similar incident at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state.</p><p>Africa's most populous country faces its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades as reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu have slashed subsidies for electricity and fuel while a devaluation has eroded the value of the currency.</p><p>Inflation in November rose to 34.60% in annual terms from 33.88% in October, marking a third consecutive monthly rise.</p><p>Amnesty International Nigeria in a statement on Saturday said that for many Nigerians "having ordinary rice at home is turning into a luxury".</p><p>The London-based human rights group urged authorities to promptly, thoroughly, independently, and transparently investigate how these charity events descended into disaster.</p>
<p>Lagos: At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.</p><p>In the state capital Abuja, at least 10 people died and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama district.</p><p>"This unfortunate event, which took place around 6:30 a.m., resulted in a stampede that claimed the lives of 10 individuals, including four children, and left eight others with varying degrees of injuries," said Josephine Adeh, a police spokesperson.</p>.Christmas market attack suspect was clearly Islamophobic: German minister .<p>In Okija in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria, a crowd crush occurred after a member of the community offered gifts including rice, vegetable oil and money.</p><p>State police said three people were confirmed dead though eyewitnesses and Amnesty International Nigeria put the death toll at 20 with more injured.</p><p>In both incidents, the victims were mostly women and children who were trampled as crowds tried to reach the provisions being offered.</p><p>On Thursday, at least 32 people died in a similar incident at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state.</p><p>Africa's most populous country faces its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades as reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu have slashed subsidies for electricity and fuel while a devaluation has eroded the value of the currency.</p><p>Inflation in November rose to 34.60% in annual terms from 33.88% in October, marking a third consecutive monthly rise.</p><p>Amnesty International Nigeria in a statement on Saturday said that for many Nigerians "having ordinary rice at home is turning into a luxury".</p><p>The London-based human rights group urged authorities to promptly, thoroughly, independently, and transparently investigate how these charity events descended into disaster.</p>