'Under no circumstances will this be tolerated': Nigeria's leader warns protesters over unrest

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a warning to those taking part in widespread demonstrations.

"We thank you and urge you all to seek to know all the facts available before taking a position or rushing to judgement and making hasty pronouncements," the president told the international community.

Pictures and videos of shots being fired on a crowd of around 1,000 protesters in Lagos by security forces on Tuesday were widely shared on social media, unleashing a wave of anger towards the authorities. Instead, he warned those he said had"hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country".Nigeria, where many live in extreme poverty and where the median age is 18, is a tinderbox of economic and social grievances.

Peaceful protesters had gathered despite a curfew imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances.

 

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