Nigeria panel finds army, police killed peaceful protesters

Police also “shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed protesters, which led to injuries and deaths,” the panel found. A Nigerian judicial panel says that army soldiers “shot, injured and killed” peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in Oct. […]

Nigeria cracks down on ‘end Sars’ protesters, alleging terrorism

Nigerian authorities have cracked down on “end Sars” protesters, charging prominent supporters of financing terrorism and sanctioning coverage of recent abuses by security forces. Authorities have suspended the bank accounts of prominent supporters, fined media agencies accused of “exaggerated reporting” of police abuses – including […]