Nigeria: Police fire tear gas in ‘Democracy Day’ protests

Nationwide protests were called over bad governance, insecurity and recent Twitter ban, among other issues.

Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, with reports of arrests and injuries. Nigerian activists had called for nationwide protests on Saturday over what they criticise as bad governance and insecurity, as well as the recent Twitter ban by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. There were also pockets of protests in Ibadan, Osogbo, Abeokuta and Akure, all in southwestern Nigeria.