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LAGOS, Nigeria – Many people were killed when Nigerian troops opened fire on a main protest site in Lagos, witnesses said, as the government sought to end a two-week march against police brutality that engulfed a nationwide demonstration. Three witnesses gathered among hundreds of protesters at the Lakey Toll Gate …

Lagos, Nigeria Police On Monday thousands of protesters settled in Africa’s largest city, staged the largest demonstration in a two-week campaign against police brutality and extended a standoff with the government that has promised to restore order. Groups of placard-waving protesters blocked major roads leading to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital …