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Nigeria police fire tear gas on hardship protests

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Protestors hold a placard as they gather behind barbed wire during the End Bad Governance protest in Abuja on August 1, 2024. [AFP]

Nigerian police fired tear gas to break up protesters in the capital Abuja and the northern city of Kano on Thursday as thousands of demonstrators in cities across the country joined rallies against the high cost of living.

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