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NIGERIAN SHOOTINGS: Denials of fatalities,  an appeal for calm and a 24-hour curfew

NIGERIAN SHOOTINGS: Denials of fatalities, an appeal for calm and a 24-hour curfew

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER NIGERIA’S Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has denied that there were fatalities after the army opened fire on unarmed protestors in the suburb of Lekki. The governor described the shooting as people protested against police brutality on Tuesday night as among the "darkest hours from our history as a people." Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for understanding and calm, a day after soldiers opened fire on protesters in the city of Lagos. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Photo: European Union 2015 - European Parliament He did not directly address the shootings, but called on Nigerians to have…
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