Nigerian police attack Shia protesters for 2nd day
Fierce clashes have erupted for the second consecutive day between Nigerian police and hundreds of Shia protesters demanding the release of top Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.
The latest clashes broke out after police fired teargas at members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and activists from several other civil society groups in Wuse Market area of Abuja at midday on Tuesday.
Media reports said scores of protesters were also detained by armed police wearing bulletproof vests and gas masks during the clashes.
"We’ve come under serious attack today," said Deji Adeyanju of Concerned Nigerians, a civil society group involved in the demonstration.
The photo, circulating on social media, shows Nigerian police using water cannon against Shia protesters in Abuja on April 16, 2018.
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At least, in that photo above, there don't appear to be many protestors.
