After two-weeks of protests to end a Nigerian police unit called the “Special Anti-Robbery Squad” (SARS) that has been charged with brutality, security forces have reportedly now opened fire with live ammunition against #EndSARS demonstrators in Lagos https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-20/losses-mount-from-nigerian-protests-against-police-brutality
Protesters Return to Nigeria’s Streets After Deadly Clashes

Hundreds of youths defied a Nigerian government lockdown and returned to the streets of Lagos, Africa’s most populous city, a day after violent clashes between the security forces and protesters.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-20/losses-mount-from-nigerian-protests-against-police-brutality
You can hear what sounds like automatic gunfire in this video:

#EndSARS
#LekkiProtest
#LagosCurfew #Nigeria https://twitter.com/omotoshoomololu/status/1318636915168522243
Heartbreaking thread that also includes footage of what sounds like Nigerian people continuing to single their national anthem even as they are fired upon by security forces:

#EndSARS
#LekkiMassacre #Nigeria https://twitter.com/mochievous/status/1318663278558695424
Below are some suggested accounts to follow about the #EndSARS protests in #Nigeria: https://twitter.com/asaabagh/status/1318670488688906240
More footage of what appear to be Nigerian forces firing on civilians:

#EndSARS https://twitter.com/omotoshoomololu/status/1318674426066571268
“They are killing us...Guys, I might not make it back home...Right now, I really don’t care...”

#EndSARS protester at #LekkiProtest in #Nigeria https://twitter.com/imdebbie1/status/1318668288403136518
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This clip from a live broadcast shows a man named Jide who has reportedly been shot and possibly killed at the #EndSARS #LekkiProtest.

Other in the recording also hold out munitions reportedly used on the crowd by security forces. https://twitter.com/samuelotigba/status/1318667687069876225
Nigerian security forces open fire on protesters in Lagos

By @ea_akin for @guardian
#EndSARS https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/20/nigeria-protests-lead-to-24-hour-lagos-curfew
Nigerian security forces open fire on protesters in Lagos

Crackdown as rallies against police brutality continue in defiance of government curfew

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/20/nigeria-protests-lead-to-24-hour-lagos-curfew
#EndSARS https://twitter.com/hillaryclinton/status/1318676338354606081
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