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Nigerian minister says it’s unclear who shot protesters in Lagos

Nigerian minister says it’s unclear who shot protesters in Lagos

ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM "HOODLUMS" wearing military uniforms may have shot Nigerian protesters campaigning against police brutality and it was too soon to tell if soldiers were involved, the country's attorney general has said. Demonstrations across the country turned violent on October 20 when witnesses in Lagos said the military opened fire on peaceful protesters in the upmarket Lekki district shortly after local authorities imposed a 24-hour curfew, drawing international condemnation. Soldiers and police killed at least 12 people in two Lagos neighbourhoods on October 20, according to witnesses and rights group Amnesty International. The army and police have denied involvement. Attorney-General…
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Witnesses say 15 people died after Nigerian police opened fire with live ammunition on unarmed protesters

Witnesses say 15 people died after Nigerian police opened fire with live ammunition on unarmed protesters

ALEXIS AKWAGYIRAM and LIBBY GEORGE SOLDIERS opened fire on Nigerians protesting against police brutality in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, and at least two people were shot, four witnesses told Reuters. Thousands of Nigerians have demonstrated nationwide every day for nearly two weeks against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), that rights groups had for years accused of extortion, harassment, torture and murders. The unit was disbanded on October 11 but the protests have persisted with demonstrators calling for a raft of law enforcement reforms. "They started firing ammunition toward the crowd. They…
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