Protesters clashed with residents in Lagos on Friday during a demonstration against the country\u2019s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.<\/p>\n
Carrying placards, bells and Nigeria’s green-and-white flag, the protesters were met with a heavy security presence on the streets of Lagos.<\/p>\n
The protests were mainly over food shortages and accusations of misgovernment and corruption in Africa\u2019s most populous country.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s public officials are among the best paid in Africa, a stark contrast in a country that has some of the world\u2019s poorest and hungriest people despite being one of the continent\u2019s top oil producers.<\/p>\n
“The purchasing power of my salary has been completely eroded,\u201d a protester told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n
The mostly young protesters chanted songs as they listed their demands, including the reinstatement of gas and electricity subsidies that were cancelled as part of an economic reform effort.<\/p>\n
Violence and looting were concentrated in Nigeria’s northern states, which are among the hardest hit by hunger and insecurity.<\/p>\n
Amnesty International’s Nigeria office said at least nine people were killed by security forces in Nigeria during mass protests against the economic crisis gripping the country.<\/p>\n
Authorities said a police officer was also killed and others injured, while four protesters were killed by a bomb.<\/p>\n
Hundreds were arrested in the protests that triggered curfews in several states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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