⁍ What began as a largely peaceful movement turned into some of the worst street violence the country has seen since the end of military rule in 1999.

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⁍ Police and soldiers enforcing a curfew killed at least 12 people in two Lagos neighbourhoods on Oct. 20, according to witnesses and rights group Amnesty International.

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⁍ Protesters and government officials have both said that the people doing the looting and vandalism are not for the most part the same people who mobilised against police brutality.

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– A Change.org petition calling for the resignation of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has now passed the 100,000-signature mark, CNN reports. The petition—which accuses Buhari of human rights abuses, corruption, and economic mismanagement—was signed by more than 100,000 people on Sunday. The president, who was re-elected last month, has been strongly criticized for his response to the protests that have rocked Nigeria since last week.