Nigerians aren’t new to protests. However, with rising costs of living and an economic mess, its citizens took to the streets again, taking a cue from Kenya’s recent anti-government demonstrations that forced President Ruto to drop a tax proposal

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At least 13 have been killed as mass protests enter day 2 in Nigeria, rights group, Amnesty International said on Friday.

The killings took place in three cities of Nigeria – six people killed in Suleja, in the Niger state, north of the capital Abuja, four killed in Maiduguri, and three in Kaduna both cities in northern Nigeria.

“Our findings, so far, show that security personnel at the locations where lives were lost deliberately used tactics designed to kill while dealing with gatherings of people protesting hunger and deep poverty,” Amnesty International said, posting under the hashtag #EndBadGovernace.

One police officer was also killed and several others injured, local reports said.

The #EndBadGovernance protests, which aim to raise concerns about hardship exacerbated by unfavourable government policies, began Thursday in various parts of the country. The protest turned violent in some northern states including Kano, Jigawa and Niger, forcing the government to impose curfews,” local outlet media Premium Times reported.

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Nigerians aren’t new to protests. However, with rising costs of living and an economic mess, its citizens took to the streets again, taking a cue from, Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Protest recently and Kenya’s recent anti-government demonstrations that forced President Ruto to drop a tax proposal.

Carrying placards, bells, and Nigeria’s green-and-white flag, protesters chanted songs as they listed their demands, including the reinstatement of fuel subsidies whose removal as has had an effect on the price of just about everything else, and leading more Nigerians into poverty.

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