Nigeria forces open fire at protest over deaths of detainees, witnesses say
Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ordered a full investigation as authorities said 33 detainees died in NSCDC custody and survivors alleged suffocation.
- Nigerian security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the Ministry of Justice in Abuja, witnesses and rights activists reported.
- The protest was organized to demand an independent investigation into the deaths of at least 14 young men while in police and military custody following nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
- Eyewitnesses and medical personnel confirmed that at least two protesters sustained gunshot wounds, while dozens of others were treated for severe tear gas inhalation and minor injuries.
- Human rights groups accused authorities of using excessive, lethal force against peaceful citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble and seek accountability for custodial deaths.
- Police leadership denied using live rounds, claiming officers deployed non-lethal crowd-control measures to prevent demonstrators from storming government facilities and obstructing traffic.
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