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Vol 61 No 24

Published 3rd December 2020


Nigeria

Protest, what protest?

Official denials over the Lekki shootings fail to stand up against the mounting evidence, while activists are targeted in a clampdown

Nigerian government officials continue to downplay the army shootings at youth-led protests against the rogue Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit in October, and are doubling down on their stance as they freeze protestors’ accounts and clamp down on social media.

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