Joe Biden urges Nigeria to end attacks on protesters amid calls for President Buhari to resign

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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is facing widespread calls to resign after several protesters were reportedly shot dead by the Nigerian military in the Lekki district of Lagos.

He said 25 people were being treated for mild to moderate injuries, two were receiving intensive care and three had been discharged.

"As the Governor of our state, I recognise the buck stops at my table and I will work with the FG to get to the root of this unfortunate incident and stabilise all security operations to protect the lives of our residents," he said. In a tweet, Amnesty International Nigeria said it had"received credible but disturbing evidence of excessive use of force occasioning deaths of protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos."

While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities that under international law, security forces may only resort to the use of lethal force when strictly unavoidable to protect against imminent threat of death or serious injury.The organization previously said that at least 15 people had been killed since the protests began.

Nigerian Manchester United footballer Odion Jude Ighalo accused the Nigerian government of killing its own citizens in a video shared on Twitter. He said:"I'm ashamed of this government."

 

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