Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces clashed with protesters during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, leaving at least nine people dead, a rights group said Friday. One police officer was killed as the military threatened to intervene to quell any violence.
Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel ...
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Nigerian troops and police have tightened security in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, as nationwide protests over the rising cost of living kicked off and are expected to continue for 10 days.
'Enough is enough' : Nigerians take to street in protest over a cost …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · LAGOS, Nigeria -At least seven people have been killed in Nigeria during nationwide protests against the rising cost of living and bad governance. Thousands of protestors have held...
Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.”
Nigeria protests: President Tinubu demands end to deadly unrest - BBC
WEBAug 4, 2024 · Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living crisis.
Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Police officers stand guard during a protest in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Thousands of mostly young people poured onto the streets across Nigeria on Thursday as they protested against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse some of the protesters in the capital, Abuja.
Nigerian protesters defy president’s request to stop amid the …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Protests against economic hardship continued for a fifth day in several Nigerian states on Monday, a day after the president called for an end to the demonstrations that have faced a crackdown from security forces.
Nigerian protests fizzle out after deadly police crackdown
WEBLAGOS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Protests in Nigeria over the soaring cost of living ebbed on Monday, with only a few hundred people turning out in major cities following a deadly crackdown by...
Nigeria’s #EndSars protests: What happened next - BBC
WEBOct 6, 2021 · Tens of thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police brutality after a video went viral of a man allegedly being killed by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad...
Security forces kill 9 as Nigerians protest hardships, rights group ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · A rights group says at least nine people were killed by security forces in Nigeria during mass protests against the economic crisis gripping the country.