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Nigeria anti-hardship protests turn deadly as police fire shots, tear gas

Demonstrators hold a placard, during an anti-government demonstration to protest against bad governance and economic hardship in Abuja on 1 August, 2024. REUTERS - Marvellous Durowaiye

At least 13 protesters have been killed during mass protests in Nigeria over the country's economic crisis, a rights group claimed Friday. Nigeria's police chief defended the security forces, saying they had acted professionally.

Security forces fired gunshots and used tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria on Thursday, as thousands of mainly young people rallied against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis for years.

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