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Worries
over
Police
crackdown
on
Kano
protesters
Newsdiaryonline Thur Jan 5,2012
Picture from Kano of Policemen encircling protesters
There have been tweets indicating
a crackdown by the
police in Kano as the anti fuel subsidy protest gathered
momentum.Protesters have remained at what has been termed as
Kano’s Freedom Square.But latest tweets some protesters
relocated to a new base.There was also an unconfirmed
claim of at least one killed in this night’s crackdown
There have been tweets that tear gas and
live ammunition were
being used to disperse the protesters.No further details yet.
Some of the worrying tweets said:
“Inalillahi wa ina ilaihi raji'un
:.....UPDATE: one person confirmed dead at liberation square
kano
#OccupyNigeria"
“over 50 people injured at liberation
square kano, no confirmation of deaths yet...
#OccupyNigeria”
“The attack at the Liberation Square in
#Kano is still going-on. Some of the
protesters are hiding because the Nigerian Police are shooting!
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“BREAKING! DEFIANT KANO
#OCCUPYNIGERIA PROTESTERS CREATE NEW BASE @
sabuwar kofa about 1km away AFT BRUTAL POLICE INVASION OF
LIBERATION SQ”
"Dey r now attacking unarmed civilians bcoz
dey feel threaten dat for d very first time nigeria unites,
regardless of religion or ethnicity"
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