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Newshour: 21/10/2020 13:06 GMT: Nigerian troops accused of killing protesters

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21/10/2020 13:06 GMT

21/10/2020 13:06 GMT: Nigerian troops accused of killing protesters

Nigerian troops accused of killing protesters

BBC World Service - Newshour, Nigerian troops accused of killing protesters

Witnesses say troops in Lagos opened fire on demonstrators, killing a number of them.

Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed for understanding and calm after reports that the army fired on hundreds of protesters in the city of Lagos. A denial of involvement in the shootings by the army has been contradicted by the governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Also in the programme: thousands of girls in Kenya have reportedly undergone female genital mutilation recently despite a ban on the practice; and Manchester United loses tens of millions of dollars as Coronavirus pandemic hits football.

(Photo: Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visiting injured people in hospital on Wednesday. Credit: Reuters)

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