• INCIDENTS
    • Nigeria
      • South West
      • South South
      • South East
      • North Central
      • North East
      • North West
    • West Africa
      • Benin Republic
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cape Verde
      • Cote d’Ivoire
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger Republic
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
  • NEWS
    • Defending the Civic Space – Blog
    • AML – CFT NEWS (23)
    • Foreign News (20)
    • Local News (19)
    • Videos
  • RESOURCES
    • Policy briefs (8)
    • Restrictive legislations (9)
    • Press statements (9)
    • INFOGRAPHICS (10)
    • Publications (23)
    • Newsletters (1)
  • ACTION GROUP
    • Join
    • Steering Committee
    • Members
    • Group Activities (38)
    • Member Activities (16)
  • SPECIAL CAUSES
    • COVID-19
      • General News (89)
      • Incidents
      • Eyewitness Reports
    • #ENDSARS
      • General News (112)
      • Missing Persons (1)
      • Gallery (20)
      • Trends & Hashtags (2)
    • CSR-HUB
      • Blog (10)
      • Upcoming Events (3)
Report Incident
Sign in or Register
Report Incident

Police in Nigeria Accused of Firing Teargas at Protest against Brutality

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 11, 2020
  • Details
  • prev
  • next
  • Bookmark
  • Share
  • prev
  • next
Image
Description

Police in Nigeria used teargas on Friday to disperse dozens of people in the capital Abuja who had gathered to protest at alleged brutality by members of a special police unit, witnesses said.

Protesters, some holding placards, ran as clouds of teargas hung in the air. Multiple people at the incident said on Twitter that police had fired the canisters.

A spokesman for the police did not immediately respond to a message and call requesting comment.

"They poured teargas on each and every one of us, it's so hot I had to put water on my face. This is what Nigeria has turned into," protester Anita Izato said.

Details
  • Source
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-nigeria-accused-firing-teargas-protest-against-brutality-n1242745
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment

Similar Incidents

Dakar High Court: activists Ousmane Sarr and Cie sentenced to 2 months in prison

    Jan12
    • Freedom of Association & Assembly

    Senegal: In Dakar, the concert "for the Limitation to 2 presidential terms" Banned by the Prefect

      Sep17
      • Freedom of Association & Assembly

      Senegal: Ban on an Opposition Demonstration against Irregularities in an Anti-Covid Fund

        Jan06
        • Freedom of Association & Assembly

        This site is supported by:

        FGHR-150x50
        OSF-150x50
        fh
        ford-foundation-logo-150x50
        EU-logo

        Closing Civic Spaces is a publicly-available database on closing spaces for civic engagement and civil society in Nigeria & West Africa. Data  is compiled from public sources.

        • +234-814-500-0067
        • Lagos, Nigeria

        Stay informed

        Get incidents as they happen



        Support our campaign to protect the civil society space

        Donate Now
        Donate to Defend the Civil Society Space

        © 2019 Closing Civic Spaces by Spaces for Change. Spaces for Change is a member of the Global NPO Coalition on FATF.

        Images, texts, & other forms of content are copyright of their respective owners.

        Cart

        • Facebook
        • Twitter
        • WhatsApp
        • Telegram
        • Pinterest
        • LinkedIn
        • Tumblr
        • VKontakte
        • Mail
        • Copy link