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‘Accountability elusive’ a year after Nigeria protest killings: Amnesty

Demonstrators hold a placard during a protest against bad governance and economic hardship in Abuja, Nigeria, August 1, 2024 [Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters]

The Nigerian government has failed to ensure accountability after police used deadly force to disperse mass 2024 demonstrations against soaring living costs, Amnesty International has said on the first anniversary of the protests.

In a statement on Friday, the human rights group said police in Nigeria “bizarrely continue to deny strong allegations of extrajudicial execution, torture and unlawful arrests of the protesters”.

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