The global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has again called on Nigerian authorities to stop suppressing peaceful protests and listen to critics as the country grapples with its worst economic crisis.
The current economic crisis has pushed millions of Nigerians into poverty, making it increasingly difficult for people to afford basic necessities like food, healthcare, and education.
The statement partly reads: “The Nigerian authorities must end their repressive approach to peaceful protests and listen to critics, as the country faces its worst economic crisis in three decades.
“What happened on 1 October shows the Nigerian authorities are not relenting in their crackdown on dissent.
The Nigerian authorities have, at times, labeled the protests as deliberate attempts to unleash violence," it added...
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