Soldiers open fire on Nigerian protesters in Lagos: witnesses
Police vehicles are seen parked during a protest, as authorities imposed a round-the-clock curfew on the Nigerian state of Lagos, in response to protests against alleged police brutality, Nigeria October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelajanationwide every day for nearly two weeks against a police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad , that rights groups had for years accused of extortion, harassment, torture and murders.
The condition of those two people was not immediately known. Amnesty International has said at least 15 people had been killed since the protests began. Ten videos seen by Reuters, which were livestreamed on Instagram or posted on Twitter, showed scenes of people running in near darkness and the sound of what appeared to be gunfire. Reuters was not immediately able to independently verify the footage.A doctor at the private Reddington Hospital in the Victoria Island area of Lagos said people were being treated for gunshot wounds. The doctor, who did not want to be identified, did not specify the number of people being treated.
The southwestern state of Ekiti imposed a curfew hours after the announcement in Lagos. Its governor said protests had been “hijacked” by criminals who sought to “rape, assault, rob and extort innocent citizens”.
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