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At least 15 dead in Nigeria protests: Amnesty
LAGOS, Oct 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least 15 people were killed, including
two policemen, since protests against police brutality erupted in Nigeria
this month, Amnesty International told AFP.
Protests have been largely peaceful but tensions were rising as anger over
abuses by Nigeria police’s notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have
snowballed into calls for sweeping changes in the West African powerhouse.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1840 hrs