At least 50 press arrested on Saturday in Abuja as almost 700 demonstrators detained since unrest began
in the capital city, Abuja, according to journalists at the scene and videos reviewed by the Associated Press news agency.
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.
Protesters, too, have been shot at in the country, including during the deadly 2020 demonstrations against police brutality.
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