Nigerian police beat, arrest protesters at site of Lekki shooting
Al Jazeera
Activists called for protests after reopening of Lekki toll gate where security forces shot at demonstrators in October.
Nigerian police beat and arrested demonstrators on Saturday as a small group protested over the reopening of the site where activists denouncing police brutality were shot last year in the commercial capital, Lagos. Rights group Amnesty International and witnesses said soldiers opened fire on protesters on October 20, killing at least 12 people at a toll gate in the city’s affluent Lekki district and another area. The military has denied shooting live rounds and police have denied involvement.
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