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Burned-out buildings, armed gangs in Lagos despite president's plea

Military personnel move towards people standing along a blocked road in Ikeja, as Nigeria's Lagos state remains under curfew, Nigeria October 23, 2020. [Reuters]

Gangs armed with knives and sticks blocked major roads in Lagos on Friday, with many on the streets angered by a speech in which the president called for calm but failed to condemn the killing of protesters demanding an end to police brutality.

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