Nigeria: Police used excessive force to violently quash #Endbadgovernance protests

By Amnesty International

Nigerian police used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #Endbadgovernance demonstrations between 1-10 August, killing at least 24 people in the states of: Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Niger, Amnesty International said in a briefing published today. “Bloody August: Nigerian Government’s Violent Crackdown on #Endbadgovernance Protests” documents the violent crackdown on peaceful protests […] The post Nigeria: Police used excessive force to violently quash #Endbadgovernance protests appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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