More gunshots heard as Lagos remains tense and under curfew
The city of 20-million is under a lockdown imposed after nearly two weeks of protests against police brutality
22 October 2020 - 16:43
Lagos/Abuja — Gunshots rang out in the affluent Ikoyi neighbourhood of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Thursday, one witness said.
Smoke was also seen rising from the direction of Ikoyi correctional facility, a prison, the witness told Reuters. Two trucks carrying police were seen heading towards the prison...
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