Nigerian security forces were firing bullet rounds and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis on Saturday, according to the journalists and videos of the incident reviewed by The Associated Press. A rights groups said at least 50 protesters were also arrested on Saturday in Abuja.
FILE - Police fired tear gas during a protest in Abuja , Nigeria , Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Nigeria n security forces on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, fired bullet rounds and teargas at several journalists and protesters during demonstrations against the country’s economic crisis in the capital city, according to the journalists and videos of the incident reviewed by The Associated Press.
The Nigerian secret service, or Department of State Service whose operatives are usually hooded, quickly dispersed the protesters and then fired gunshots at the journalists who were still at the venue, according to six journalists there who spoke to The AP on the record. The journalists said they were far away from the protesters. They were wearing vests identifying them as media and were next to vehicles with media branding when they were fired at, they said.
It is common for journalists to be targeted by security forces while in the line of duty in Nigeria, which is ranked 112th out of 180 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders.
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