Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children.

At least 67 people died in separate Christmas charity stampedes across Nigeria over the last week, sparking shock and sorrow among the leadership of the Catholic Church.

Ten people, including four children, were killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed by a local church at an annual Christmas event,