Nigeria protests: security forces open fire on protesters in Lagos

Crackdown as rallies against police brutality continue in defiance of government curfew

Nigerian security forces have opened fire on hundreds of protesters in Lagos, as rallies against police brutality continued in defiance of a 24-hour curfew imposed by the government earlier in the day.

Graphic scenes posted on social media showed protesters fleeing as security forces, including soldiers, shot live rounds towards the crowds.