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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?
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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in struggling Nigeria?

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ABUJA, Nigeria — Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider security a …

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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?
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Why did at least 67 people die in Christmas charity stampedes in Nigeria?

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Christmas decorations in Lagos, Nigeria. Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. “The average Nigerian has seen food go out of their reach,” said Cheta Nwanze, managing partner at the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence research firm. Organizers of such charity events often do not consider …

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13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
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13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events

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ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, the police said Saturday. The two accidents came days after another such stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by local organizations, churches and …

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