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…