Nigerian police clashed Monday with protesters demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu • FRANCE 24

In Lagos tensions have been boiling over as protesters demand the release of the Seperatist leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Police used tear gas on demonstrators while there were also reports of gunshots being fired. Dozens were arrested... Kanu who is the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra group, is currently on trial on terrorism charges... His case has caused tension in southeast Nigeria, where the Igbo ethnic group allege marginalization by the Nigerian government. 

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