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At least four women were killed in Nigeria in a stampede as a crowd struggled to get cash handouts from a businessman, police say. Algeria is sending 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, amid warnings of an imminent famine there.
A 17-year-old girl was also injured in the Sunday incident that happened in the north-eastern Bauchi state. The items include food supplies and baby formula.
Some reports put the death toll much higher. "This aid reflects Algeria’s commitment to unconditional and unlimited solidarity with the Palestinian people," the defence ministry said on Sunday.
The businessman was issuing 5,000 naira ($3) to each recipient to help them buy food during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, AFP news agency reported. Military aircraft will transport the aid on Monday from the Boufarik military airport near the capital Algiers to Egypt’s El-Arish Airport, which is located close to the Gaza Strip.
Nigerians have been grappling with severe economic challenges, including soaring food prices. According to the UN, an estimated half of Gaza's population is starving, following months of conflict with Israel.
Two students of Nasarawa State University near the capital Abuja died on Friday during a stampede for free rice. The agency projects that famine could be experienced in northern Gaza between March and May and that the entire population of Gaza will be in famine by July.
At least seven deaths were reported in the Lagos commercial hub last month after a struggle for cheap rice that was being sold by the Nigeria Customs Service.
Police have warned against holding public donations without proper crowd control mechanisms from the authorities.
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