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Afino Haritz
Aldrivo Bimandika
Dhafiano F.G.W
Hanif Sungkar
Muhammad Ardya Gannesha S
Muhammad Orlando O.I
Wijdan Muhammad Dafi A
 Nigerian Forces Opened Fire on Protesters in Lagos
Protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday despite a state-wide curfew, with eyewitnesses telling
CNN that multiple demonstrators have been shot by soldiers. Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the
country for nearly two weeks over widespread claims of kidnapping, harassment, and extortion by a police unit know as the
Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

On Tuesday, the state governors impose a 24-hour curfew and deploy anti-riot police to the city. One witness at the protests,
Akinbosola Ogunsanya, said the shooting began after the lights were turned off at the Nigerian city's Lekki tollgate.
"Members of the Nigerian army pulled up on us and they started firing," he said. "They were shooting, they were firing
straight, directly at us, and a lot of people got hit. I just survived, barely”. Ogunsanya added that barricades on either side of
the scene were blocking ambulances.

Another witness, Temple Onanugbo, said he heard what he believed were bullets being fired from his home nearby and that
the sound lasted "for about 15 to 30 minutes."Speaking to CNN from the scene of the shooting, Onanugbo said he saw
"multiple bodies laying on the ground," when he arrived to help those injured.

CNN has not yet been able to confirm casualties. The State Government has ordered an investigation into the incident,
according to the Lagos Governor's spokesman, Gboyega Akosile. According to a tweet by Akosile, Lagos Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu has also "advised security agents not to arrest anyone on account of the curfew”.
 Main Event

Protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday despite a

state-wide curfew, with eyewitnesses telling CNN that multiple
demonstrators have been shot by soldiers
 Elaboration

Demonstrators have taken part in daily protests across the country for nearly
two weeks over widespread claims of kidnapping, harassment, and extortion
by a police unit know as the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Tuesday
saw the state governor impose a 24-hour curfew and deploy anti-riot police to
the city.
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One witness at the protests, Akinbosola Ogunsanya, said the shooting began
after the lights were turned off at the Nigerian city's Lekki tollgate.
"Members of the Nigerian army pulled up on us and they started firing," he
said. "They were shooting, they were firing straight, directly at us, and a lot
of people got hit. I just survived, barely.”

Ogunsanya added that barricades on either side of the scene were blocking
ambulances.
Another witness, Temple Onanugbo, said he heard what he
believed were bullets being fired from his home nearby and that
the sound lasted "for about 15 to 30 minutes."
Speaking to CNN from the scene of the shooting, Onanugbo said
he saw "multiple bodies laying on the ground," when he arrived to
help those injured.
CNN has not yet been able to confirm casualties. The State
Government has ordered an investigation into the incident,
according to the Lagos Governor's spokesman, Gboyega Akosile.
According to a tweet by Akosile, Lagos Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu has also "advised security agents not to arrest anyone
on account of the curfew”.
 5 Difficult Words

• Curfew • Extortion

• Anti-riot • Harrasment

• Casualties
Protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos on Oct. 20. The protests at the Lekki toll gate have been mostly
peaceful, with demonstrators singing the national anthem, staging sit-ins, and praying.
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