At least four women were killed in Nigeria in a stampede as a crowd struggled to get cash handouts from a businessman, police say.
A 17-year-old girl was also injured in the Sunday incident that happened in the north-eastern Bauchi state.
Some reports put the death toll much higher.
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.
Nigerians have been grappling with severe economic challenges, including soaring food prices.
Two students of Nasarawa State University near the capital Abuja died on Friday during a stampede for free rice.
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.
