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Shirika la Amnesty International limedai watu wasiopungua 12 wameuawa wakati Vikosi vya Serikali vilipowafyatulia risasi waandamanaji eneo la Lekki Mjini Lagos.
Shirika hilo linalotetea Haki za Binadamu limesema uchunguzi umebaini ushahidi wa vifo 12 huku mamia wakijeruhiwa. Pia, wametuhumu Polisi na Wanajeshi kwa kutumia nguvu kupita kiasi.
Hata hivyo, Gavana wa Mji huo, Babajide Sanwo-Olu amethibitisha zaidi ya majeruhi 20, lakini akasema hakuna mtu aliyepoteza maisha.
Watu maarufu duniani wakiwemo Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Hillary Clinton wamepaza sauti kuhusu maandamano ya #EndSARS.
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At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.
Shots were fired at protesters by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night, causing injuries and an unknown number of deaths.
Human rights group Amnesty said an investigation has uncovered evidence of 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries, and accused the police and military of using excessive force.
The protests began two weeks ago after a video circulated showing a man being beaten, apparently by police officers from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
As the "End SARS" movement has spread across Nigeria over the past fortnight, at least 56 people have died - 38 of them on Tuesday alone, Amnesty claims.
Witnesses to the scenes in Lekki on Tuesday said more than 20 officers started firing at demonstrators.
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed more than 20 injuries, but said no one had been killed.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was "alarmed" by reports civilians had been killed during the protests, which have attracted attention and support worldwide.
Mr Raab said: "I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths.
"We call for an end to violence. The Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account."
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was "alarmed" by reports civilians had been killed during the protests, which have attracted attention and support worldwide.
Mr Raab said: "I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths.
"We call for an end to violence. The Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account."
Protesters ignored a 24-hour government curfew and President Muhammadu Buhari's appeal for calm to continue demonstrating on Wednesday.
There were reports of gunfire across Nigeria's largest city of 14 million - including on the highway to the airport, at a major bus station, and outside the offices of a television station.
Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka told Sky News the atmosphere in the city was "very, very dark, very ominous".
He said he had seen lots of evidence and testimony from witnesses who said the government was responsible for the shootings.
Demonstrations and gunfire were also reported in several other Nigerian cities, including the capital Abuja.
Supporters gathered at the Nigerian High Commission in London for a march in solidarity with those in Lagos.
One man told Sky News: "The army killed people, they have killed innocent protestors and it's unacceptable."
Before the shootings in Lekki, a Nigerian police statement warned that security forces would now "exercise the full powers of the law to prevent any further attempt on lives and property of citizens".
Speaking in a televised address, Mr Sanwo-Olu said he has ordered an investigation into the actions of the military.
Shirika hilo linalotetea Haki za Binadamu limesema uchunguzi umebaini ushahidi wa vifo 12 huku mamia wakijeruhiwa. Pia, wametuhumu Polisi na Wanajeshi kwa kutumia nguvu kupita kiasi.
Hata hivyo, Gavana wa Mji huo, Babajide Sanwo-Olu amethibitisha zaidi ya majeruhi 20, lakini akasema hakuna mtu aliyepoteza maisha.
Watu maarufu duniani wakiwemo Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Hillary Clinton wamepaza sauti kuhusu maandamano ya #EndSARS.
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At least 12 people were killed when government forces fired upon protesters during anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria, Amnesty International has claimed.
Shots were fired at protesters by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos on Tuesday night, causing injuries and an unknown number of deaths.
Human rights group Amnesty said an investigation has uncovered evidence of 12 deaths and hundreds of injuries, and accused the police and military of using excessive force.
The protests began two weeks ago after a video circulated showing a man being beaten, apparently by police officers from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
As the "End SARS" movement has spread across Nigeria over the past fortnight, at least 56 people have died - 38 of them on Tuesday alone, Amnesty claims.
Witnesses to the scenes in Lekki on Tuesday said more than 20 officers started firing at demonstrators.
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed more than 20 injuries, but said no one had been killed.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was "alarmed" by reports civilians had been killed during the protests, which have attracted attention and support worldwide.
Mr Raab said: "I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths.
"We call for an end to violence. The Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account."
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he was "alarmed" by reports civilians had been killed during the protests, which have attracted attention and support worldwide.
Mr Raab said: "I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and continued clashes in Nigeria, and am alarmed by widespread reports of civilian deaths.
"We call for an end to violence. The Nigerian government must urgently investigate reports of brutality at the hands of the security forces and hold those responsible to account."
Protesters ignored a 24-hour government curfew and President Muhammadu Buhari's appeal for calm to continue demonstrating on Wednesday.
There were reports of gunfire across Nigeria's largest city of 14 million - including on the highway to the airport, at a major bus station, and outside the offices of a television station.
Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka told Sky News the atmosphere in the city was "very, very dark, very ominous".
He said he had seen lots of evidence and testimony from witnesses who said the government was responsible for the shootings.
Demonstrations and gunfire were also reported in several other Nigerian cities, including the capital Abuja.
Supporters gathered at the Nigerian High Commission in London for a march in solidarity with those in Lagos.
One man told Sky News: "The army killed people, they have killed innocent protestors and it's unacceptable."
Before the shootings in Lekki, a Nigerian police statement warned that security forces would now "exercise the full powers of the law to prevent any further attempt on lives and property of citizens".
Speaking in a televised address, Mr Sanwo-Olu said he has ordered an investigation into the actions of the military.
