Nigerian police shoot three dead

Akure - Police shot dead three people at a student protest against a teachers' strike in Akure, south-west Nigeria, relatives…

Akure - Police shot dead three people at a student protest against a teachers' strike in Akure, south-west Nigeria, relatives and student leaders said.

Dozens of students were injured in the town when hundreds of primary and secondary pupils took to the streets in protest at the disruption of the strike.

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