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A wave of demonstrations in Nigeria against police brutality showed no signs of letting up on Wednesday, with a 10th straight day of marches being staged in Abuja, the capital, and Lagos, the commercial hub.
Several main streets and bridges in Lagos will be sealed off until police officers who shot dead a participant in an October 12 march are identified, according to messages circulating on social media, the main means of communication used by the predominantly youthful protesters.
Some schools in the business district notified parents they will close for the day to prevent children being caught up in gridlock.
The protests were triggered by the circulation of a video clip purportedly showing a civilian being killed by the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
The unit had faced prior
accusations of human-rights violations, torture and extra-judicial killings.