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President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by holllandis: 9:36pm On Oct 23, 2020
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-54666368

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says 69 people have been killed in protests against police brutality that have rocked the country.

The deaths were mainly civilians but include police officers and soldiers.

The president announced the toll in an emergency meeting with former Nigerian leaders aimed at finding ways to end the unrest, his spokesman told the BBC.

A group that has been key in organising the demonstrations has now urged people to stay at home.

The Feminist Coalition also advised people to follow any curfews in place in their states.

The protests have drastically subsided but an uneasy calm remains in several cities.

Officials said a curfew introduced in Lagos state would be eased.

The protests in Nigeria began on 7 October with mostly young people demanding the scrapping of a notorious police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars).

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The unit was dissolved days later, but the protests continued, demanding broader reforms in the way Nigeria is governed.

They escalated after a shooting in the nation's biggest city, Lagos, on Tuesday, when rights group Amnesty International says security forces killed at least 12 people. Nigeria's army has denied any involvement.

At Friday's virtual meeting, President Buhari, 77, said his administration was committed to meeting the demands of the protesters. But he said his government would not fold its arms and allow criminals who had hijacked the protests to continue to perpetrate "hooliganism".

The president told the meeting that 51 civilians, 11 police officers and seven soldiers had been killed in the unrest, his spokesperson said. It was not immediately clear whether these figures included the protesters allegedly killed by security forces in Lagos on Tuesday.

The president previously made a short televised address in which he urged protesters to stop demonstrating and instead engage with the government "in finding solutions".

He faced criticism for not mentioning the Lagos shootings.
Re: President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by Xscape1993(m): 9:37pm On Oct 23, 2020
It is well with blacks.
Re: President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by Damikjay(m): 9:38pm On Oct 23, 2020
FTC
I dedicate this to the dead ones.
Let those alive continue the looting
Re: President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by holllandis: 10:12pm On Oct 23, 2020
Damikjay:
FTC
I dedicate this to the dead ones.
Let those alive continue the looting

Amen
May it not be better for sanwo.olu
Re: President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by jlinkd78(m): 10:22pm On Oct 23, 2020
Shame on all those claiming there were no civilian deaths
Re: President Buhari Confesses-69 People Killed by Mynd44: 5:36am On Oct 24, 2020

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