Deadly stampedes across Nigeria have revealed the harsh realities of the country's economic crisis. Desperate Nigerians struggle to afford food as inflation and unemployment reach unprecedented levels.

In 2022, a stampede at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and many children.