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Soldiers open fire in Nigeria, drawing global attention to weekslong protests
NBC ^ | 10-21-20 | Segilola Arisekola and Adela Suliman

Posted on 10/21/2020 4:29:44 PM PDT by dynachrome

Nigeria witnessed scenes of violence and chaos as protests calling for an end to police brutality continued overnight and into Wednesday, despite a 24-hour curfew and multiple eyewitness reports of soldiers opening fire on protesters.

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said Wednesday that one person had died at a hospital in Lagos, the country's financial capital, after a shooting in the upmarket suburb of Lekki on Tuesday, but did not confirm whether the victim was a protester.

"This is an isolated case. We are still investigating if he was a protester," he said on Twitter. Earlier he said 30 people were being treated for "mild to moderate" injuries. Of these, two were receiving intensive care and three had been discharged. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed for calm in a statement Wednesday.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africawins; nigeria; riots
"Stop white racism!"

Oh, wait...

1 posted on 10/21/2020 4:29:44 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

I watch the video: It was a horrible situation


2 posted on 10/21/2020 5:13:20 PM PDT by ben10
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To: dynachrome
scenes of violence and chaos as protests calling for an end to police brutality

So they were mimicking American looters, and found out that *their* cops don't play pattycake.

Cry me a river.

3 posted on 10/21/2020 5:54:20 PM PDT by Spirochete
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