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Police operatives fired tear gas at protesters at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja, as a nationwide protest against economic hardship and hunger enters a third day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protesters had huddled outside the stadium to deliberate on the day\u2019s procession when the fumes from the canisters came pouring in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The police have been trying to restrict the protesters to the main bowl of the stadium \u2014 while citing a court order \u2014 since the demonstrations began on August 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre we footballers? Why should you restrict us to the stadium? Are we footballers?\u201d one of the protesters yelled repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Lagos, police successfully confined protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota after heated debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices of foodstuffs and groceries have ballooned in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu announced the end of subsidy on petrol on May 29, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president and government officials had repeatedly appealed to protest organisers to shelve the planned marches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 14 people have been feared killed across Nigeria since the protests began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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