End SARS: Nigerian police ‘open fire on protesters’ in Lagos after 12 days of anti-police brutality demonstrations – By John Sparks (Sky News) / Oct 21 2020
Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest against SARS – a widely-criticised unit of the police often accused of abuses.
Nigerian police have reportedly opened fire on protesters in Lagos after 12 days of demonstrations against police brutality.
Witnesses said smoke has been rising from the direction of a toll gate on Wednesday where the shootings allegedly took place.
Two people are believed to have been shot after more than 20 officers started firing at demonstrators in the city’s Lekki district on Tuesday, witnesses told Reuters.
Video shown on Nigeria’s Channels Television appeared to capture audio of live rounds being fired at the scene.
The state governor in Lagos said on Wednesday no fatalities have been recorded after gun shots were heard in Lekki.
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