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Due to court-imposed restrictions limiting the right to demonstrate, police dispersed the crowd using tear gas. However, protesters, brandishing banners and flags, intensified their movement to demand better living conditions.
Due to court-imposed restrictions limiting the right to demonstrate, the police dispersed the crowd using tear gas. However, protesters, brandishing banners and flags, intensified their movement to demand better living conditions.
The contrast between the high salaries of officials, accused of corruption, and the widespread poverty in an oil-rich country is surprising, and fuels growing popular anger. Last Wednesday, the Nigerian government urged young people to avoid gatherings and let the reforms take effect.
