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Police Kill 2 People as Nigeria Erupts into Protests Against Poverty, Hunger

HeadlineAug 02, 2024

In Nigeria, at least two people have been killed in northern Niger state as security forces fired on demonstrators amid a growing nationwide anti-government protest movement. Protesters are calling for an end to corruption, the soaring cost of living and bad governance. This is activist and journalist Abiodun Sanusi speaking from Lagos Thursday.

Abiodun Sanusi: “Things have been expensive in the market. Nigerians are suffering. Nigerians are hungry. Nigerians are angry. As you know, in Nigeria today a lot of people are unemployed. The issue of insecurity in the north and the south continues to increase every day. So we are here to just make our grievances known to the federal government.”

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