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The Nigerian government has urged activists to cancel plans for a Saturday protest in Lagos. The protests were to be staged over the reopening of the site where, in October 2020, demonstrators were shott, allegedly by soldiers, at a toll gate in Lekki district, Lagos. Protestors were killed in another district as well.<\/p>\n
Both the military and police have denied involvement, but a judicial commission in Lagos is investigating the allegations that the army and police opened fire on protesters. Channel Africa reports that the protests had been peaceful up until then.<\/p>\n
According to Channel Africa, the incident arguably triggered the worst civil unrest since the country\u2019s return to civilian rule in 1999.<\/p>\n
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria\u2019s Information Minister, expressed concerns that the protest risked being “hijacked by hoodlums”.<\/p>\n
Umm Muhammed Umar<\/p>\n
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