Anger over mass kidnappings-for-ransom, a decade-long Islamist
insurgency and a crackdown on protesters in Lagos last October
have put the country on edge and led to demands for the
government to do more to tackle insecurity.
There was a heavy police presence in the country's two major
cities as several hundred protesters gathered on Democracy Day,
which celebrates Nigeria's move to civilian rule more than 20
years ago.
Reuters witnesses saw police firing guns into the air and tear
gas into the crowds to disperse demonstrators who held placards
and chanted "Buhari must go", a reference to President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Seun Sanni in Lagos and Afolabi Sotunde and
Abraham Achirga in Abuja; Additional reporting by Camillus Eboh;
Writing by Libby George; Editing by Helen Popper)
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