Nigerian rights groups slam Police 'brutality' against protesters
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Human rights activists in Nigeria are condemning police tactics used to disperse protesters who had gathered to honor those killed during a 2020 demonstration against police brutality. Witnesses say police beat and fired tear gas at protesters on Sunday as they tried to gather at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, site of the killings four years ago. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja