'd protests on violence on the streets of lagos nigeria after reports the demonstrators were shot tuesday. hello i'm adrian for the get this is al jazeera live from joe also coming up at least 12 women are killed in a stampede in afghanistan after thousands of people gathered to apply for visas to pakistan. aid groups say that a replacement refugee camp on the greek island of moria is not going to be good enough for winter. the red carpet will tell you how the largest film festival in asia is getting around the pandemic. to begin in nigeria where protesters against police brutality are defying a 24 hour curfew and a call for calm by president mohamed who bihari. on wednesday morning security forces in lagos opened fire after several demonstrators were reportedly shot dead on tuesday in another part of nigeria's commercial capital a large fire burned at a bus station. the videos are emerging of men in uniform opening fire and killing people in lagos on tuesday but security forces deny any involved but let's go live now to the capital of to challenge a series of address but what's the lates

well basically things have gone from bad to worse in lagos we are hearing of pockets of violence in lagos nikky remember where last night's attack happened there there has been some there's been some cases of arson attacks on properties both government and private and we also hear about 30 government buses have been burned down in a bus station in 10 mehta in lagos one of the leading television private television stations in nigeria is off air and one of our sources is telling us that that station has been burnt down by protesters out. all by a senior or influential politician in nigeria who is thought to be supportive of the ruling party and of course in the same party with the president so things are getting a bit. hairy in lagos at the moment things are really what we don't know ali in the day we saw how some security personnel why shooting in the gallio as of today there are also reported cases of violence in other parts of lagos not only these areas but other parts of lagos as well so things are beginning to look like they're getting out of control at the moment we don't know what th

forces and some protestors or residents of lagos for most part of lagos things seem to be calm for now although like i said earlier there were some reported incidents in lagos or one idea of course chaotic. incidents have happened since the initial shooting at laiki tollgate however. quitely return commonly returning to normal now in lagos state here in a buddha although there is no curfew but you sense that feeling of people wanted to stay at home so most of the streets are a bit thinner than i usually ahd this hour of the day in ocean state in on though things a bit calmer some states of already imposed curfews 24 hour curfew so far we have about 4 or 5 states and from the look of things some most states in nigeria are going to impose curfews if not for at least for longer duration of the day the fear is that these protests may spread already they have already spread to many parts of the country or in most parts of the country but the main fear is that they could go violent ok what are we to make of the denial of involvement in the deaths of protests yesterday by security forces desp

these pictures were filmed by a protester in lagos.he told outside source -- she told "outside source" what she saw. >> it jsut went j -- just went on and on. ♪ >> the french president to the history teacher that was beheaded by an islamist last week after the teacher had shown pictures of the prophet mohammed to his class. the president awarded him the country's highest order of merit at a ceremony at the university in paris. he told the crowd france would not give up cartoon and that he had been killed by cowards. >> [speaking foreign languag i will not speak about the cowards who perpetrated and made this attack possible. i will not speak about those who passed his name to barbarians. they do not deserve it. names they do not have. >> and national day of tribute for the teacher. he was killed in an 18-year-old attacker who was shot dead by police. the french antiterrorism prosecutor has given us more details. >> [speaking foreign language] the attacker arrived at the college at 2:00 p.m. he approached a student and offered 300 euros

the jail breaks and gunfire in lagos it seems like the curfew is now crumbled. well it's been it's been a difficult situation since this curfew was announced the 1st day we saw the demonstrators in lekki and then the security forces opening fire on them the next day we've seen how things escalated people not respecting the curfew they went on protests they want to run ph people burning cars destroying homes raiding banks raiding moles and what have you so although the protesters say they are not part of the script that is playing out in lagos the violence script is being played out as lagos a lot of people are beginning to think that these protests are been hijacked by people with criminal intent so what we've seen in lagos today the raid on that prison was not the 1st 3 days ago there was a raid on 2 prisons in your state while 1993 prisoners escaped after raiding the area of that prison so far 160 of them have been recaptured apart from that we've also heard about another prison attack in the east of the country and then 2 attacks today the one in lagos and an

the security situation in nigeria's largest city lagos appears to be deteriorating. with reports of buildings on fire roadblocks and protesters defying a curfew to demonstrate on the city's on the city streets the unrest follows a violent crackdown on protesters in lagos yesterday unless international says at least 12 people were killed by gunshots at 2 gatherings. more shots fired at protesters and this despite the global outrage following tuesday's shooting of peaceful demonstrators in the nigerian capital of lagos military forces had reacted to protesters defying a curfew by turning the street lights off and shooting into the crowd killing and wounding dozens. of the those guys. now we have you live for us i said if. it was me i refuse to fight you can never be a female shooting i think that protests have spiraled dramatically over the past 2 weeks they were initially triggered by anger at police brutality especially at abuses carried out by a notorious anti robbery squad called sars but beyond the problem of police violence nigeria's youths are calling for sweepi

let's take you now to do that we use the funny for sure she is in lagos covering the unrest there for you what can you tell us about the current situation on the ground funny. it is chaotic the prison that you mention is one of the all this and in fact one of the most crowded presence here in lagos it is situated in a neighborhood an affluent rich neighborhood where you would not expect such a level of violence now it's not just about this prison that has been set up blaze but there are also reports about looting so literally this chaos in lagos city and what makes people here worried they get don't really hear anything from the government neither from the lagos state government nor from president hu hari about what's next nobody comes to the situation the protesters are saying those who are supporting the so-called and source movement to reach which has been. to basically stop the police brutality they're seeing that these criminal elements these criminals have been financed by the government to basically hijack the protests but the government is saying they need to make sure there's

by the lagos state government to be set on fire we've also heard about residents of. government officials or their relations being set on fire by arsonists in lagos so we expect to see more of these before things gradually come down in lagos in other parts of nigeria we expect protesters certain areas to come out where the law or the governors have not imposed curfew so far it would have been quite so far but you never can tell it's possible that we may see demonstrators back on the streets of all this big bang on the street by going to the structures on the streets since last week however the protesters say nor in that ok i did that is thank you very much for that update from. at least $25.00 afghan security forces personnel have been killed and another 5 wounded in attacks by the taliban that's according to the afghan government $115.00 taliban fighters were also killed in the northern province of takar the taliban has intensified attacks in the last few weeks as peace talks with the afghan government are being held in doha. please 12 women have been killed in a sta

will be a 2nd a 2nd run which is should do it on to a 4th of november right that's francophonie in lagos us thank you friend. the worker. now it's been 10 years since kenya dispatched its soldiers to somalia in an operation against the al qaeda linked terror group al shabaab in response to the increased violence the kenyan government launched operation in the borning in september 2015 to oust the slightest of that operation has expanded across the dance bony forest in the lab on the border with somalia as state of used interest smoked reports it was supposed to last 2 months but now while the military operation on to news it is ordinary people such as beekeepers whose lives have been caught in the crossfire. we are on the way to cannes we've really do now we're using this big board to get there because the rocks are too dangerous as the prime to be the eye in dubai the terrorist group al-shabaab for now the ocean remains the only more of transport. breakfast to the family most morning stocked like these sort of a watery but well that hasn't changed is livelihood how's your mom would depe

state was also set ablaze earlier today so these violence in lagos and mostly in lagos is actually taking a dangerous shape it's more like people are capitalizing on the what's next security situation to carry out their bad intentions the protesters insist that they are not part of this but the authorities cannot differentiate between those who are taking advantage of these protests to make them look bad and implement their own agenda so that's the situation right now in lagos in abuja there were some reports that on the outskirts of town protesters were gathering earlier today but it's been largely quiet in this part of the country and we're also hearing about protesters trying too much peacefully in other states where these lockdowns these coffee shop not been imposed but so far we have 6 about 6 states that have imposed curfew in a buddha what we have is actually not a curfew but a ban on street protests is that ban was put in place by the or for just the these protests have been going on until yesterday ok thank you for those updates in a budget so this protest movement in nigeria is

well the government has denied that the governor of lagos state in particular denied that there were any casualty except this morning he confirmed that one of the persons he visited in hospital you was talking about at least 25 died of his injuries he called it the injury called was blunt force trauma which i was as a result of an object i used to hit the individual apart from that government has been calling for the vice president pointed and also called the sympathizer of victims of the recent violence in lagos state and echo oysters also added its voice calling for calm and more peace at protests rallies being held across nigeria but overnight we also saw some violence or reported cases of violence in several parts of the country in a dose state a curfew effective today 48 curfew has been imposed by the government after a band of youths who the government called. hoodlums tried destruct destroying infrastructure and other public and private properties in in delta state i apologize in lagos it's of there was an incident of gunfire and violence around baghdad area last night and eve

this is did every news africa on the program today gunshots and dance in lagos peaceful demonstrators fired on in the heart of nigeria's commercial capital and their outrage has been heard around the world. the people are going to run their shooting at them or their kids holding. off or is easy initially came to no one was killed in the protests but the cabin often a gloss was strong but. this is events. when you go as. good ones over just. because. hello i'm christine 1 dollar welcome to the program protesters in nigeria's most populous city lagos all back on the streets to demonstrate against police brutality that's in spite of the government could if you imposed off approach has turned violent on tuesday security forces opened fire rights group amnesty international said several people were killed and many others injured the incident has sparked global outrage and ignited fresh anger among a growing movement the young nigerians. that came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble. that. many green uniforms was seen setting up areas surrounding the area and eyewitnesses

dead protesters amnesty international says it happened as they tried to disperse demonstrators in lagos is one of several cities where a care few is in place after days of demonstrations against police brutality turned violent reports. it began as peaceful protests to demand an end to police brutality. and for 2 weeks the government struggled to feel to calm protesters. their demands among others include far reaching reforms of the police and the prosecution of officers accused of extrajudicial killings torture and disappearances nokia is going through things we have been protest in we have not had any reasonable results which is what we want out. but you know. what i know i'm really listening to his does he was running. every day so yeah yeah i voice i don't buy that i don't want him i said roy well you know i believe these well i'm going to yeah do good. and so you know makers are lining up behind some of the protest demands i will not sign off on a 2021 budget that does not include adequate full visions to compensate those who have suffered violence i'm fatality other counsel to poli

news africa on the program today gunshots and danced in lagos peaceful demonstrators fired on in the heart of nigeria's commercial capital and their alfre has been heard around the world. these people are peaceful people people are having to run their shooting at them at the markets ok i hope for is easy initially came to no one was killed in the protest but then 7 off a bus was song but. this is events. when you go because i couldn't stay over the system to the bank honestly. i. hello i'm christine $1.00 welcome to the program protesters in nigeria's most populous city lagos all back on the streets to demonstrate against police brutality that's in spite of the government could if you imposed off to protest and violence on tuesday security forces opened fire rights group amnesty international said several people were killed and many of those injured the incident has sparked global outrage and ignited fresh anger among a growing movement chalfie young nigerians. they came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble stop. then you know green uniforms was seen setting up barr

protesters defy a round the clock curfew in the nigerian city of lagos after reports demonstrators were shot on tuesday. watch al jazeera live from the headquarters and the navigator also ahead. i'm going to pick up. the protesters angry over sudan's struggling economy are hit with tear gas by police hong kong airline cathay pacific becomes the latest airline industry a victim of the pandemic and no red carpet will tell you how the largest film festival in asia is getting around the coronavirus. hello we begin a nigerian where protesters against police brutality are defying a 24 hour curfew the call for calm by president mohamed hari. security forces in lagos opened fire on wednesday morning after several demonstrators were reportedly shot dead on tuesday in another part of nigeria's commercial capital a large fire burned at a bus station. these videos are emerging after model uniform opening fire and killing people in lagos on tuesday as security forces deny involvement by the dream says an abuser with more. this situation is getting out of control there are more shootings today i woul

s initially came to no one was killed in the protests but the davenant lagos was some but. this is events. with the tests i could use all the. assistance thank god i. welcome to the program protesters in nigeria's most populous city lagos are back on the streets to demonstrate against police brutality that's in spite of a government curfew imposed after protests turned violent on tuesday security forces opened fire rights group amnesty international said several people were killed and many others injured the incident has sparked global outrage and ignited fresh anger among a growing movement young nigerians. said they came out in defiance of a curfew and after dusk the trouble started the many green uniforms was seen setting up barriers surrounding the area and eyewitnesses saw c.c.t.v. cameras and street lighting being disabled the car then suddenly gunshots i would but i'm sure there are thank you rafael since your huge people were outside the tollgate started taking cover down sit down i think i wrote i. think a d w news crew who were on the scene were forced to take she

mayenijones, bbc news, lagos.g a vigil outside the constitutional court in warsaw after it introduced an almost total ban on abortion. with wide legal restrictions already in place, thejudges ruled that ending the life of a deformed foetus is counter to the country's constitution. paul hawkins reports. waiting for a verdict from poland's top court. anti—abortion activists cheer the ruling that means the procedure will be banned for foetal defects. translation: today, poland is an example for europe. it's an example for the world. ladies and gentlemen, we're not stuck in the historical necessity which commands us to march to the left and facilitates murder. it's possible to protect life. regular pro—life activism which brings results is possible. poland already had some of the most restrictive abortion laws in europe. women's rights groups estimate around 100,000 women a year travel abroad for the procedure, while in poland last year, there were just over 1,000 legal terminations, 98% of them because of fatal defec

a food warehouse in lagos hs also been looted. and these pictures are also from lagos. also reports of gunshots. a bbc reporter who went to the scene says the situation is now calm. says the situation is now and local media is reporting the round—the—clock lagos curfew may soon be lifted. this is a report from the royal times which says that could happen on friday to allow residents to restock food supplies and other essential items. the response to the peaceful protests has prompted international condemnation. nigerian writer chima—manda ngozi adichie has written a piece for the new york times accusing the government of murdering its citizens. she writes... next we're going to hear from damilola banjo who was part of the bbc team live at the scene when soldiers started shooting at the protesters on tuesday. she spoke to bbc world service radio. the military came in and they were shooting. they surrounded the protesters and kept them in one location and created a barricade around them. they kept shooting them, the coordinators of the protests d id them, the coordinators

was in lagos at the scene. in the shooting. down down down. cross straight over to lagos now our correspondent funny is standing by funny you and your team got caught up in the ballance tell us what happened. it was early in the evening terry very bare headed just one mile down from our studio to this side of demonstrations demonstrations that have been taking place for almost 2 weeks now and you have to know that in the hall it's basically of the crew. in lagos this is not wish to happen at demonstrations rather happens actually unfortunately on mainland so we wanted to gather some footage and gather information basically go about their job and make sure that we get more information of what is going to happen on this day yesterday as a curfew was sat in in action and nonetheless protests to say while the curfew didn't begun yet still let's head down there and protest and just stay there as long as this curfew is in place what we were witnessing as we were filming really this happened all within minutes that people on horses and on bikes some

on monday in protest as blockaded more to the international airport lagos nigeria has busiest. the same day these images appeared of prisoners among them violent criminals escaping went to prison. or time. the prison authorities say nearly 2000 prisoners have escaped more warring is the looting of the armory in the correction facility here and nearly 2 dozen cost destroyed already states have started enforcing $24.00 confused among them the financial capital lagos which is also home to the country's busiest ports. this could mean more trouble for coming already in a porsche. the president of the senate has also the president to address the nation to calm the situation but it's not clear if that will be enough to placate the protest this decrease. sedan says it's paid the company. sation agreed in order to be removed from the u.s. list of state sponsors of terrorism the money is for american victims of bombings by al qaeda and u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania but as malcolm webb reports many of those killed were local bystanders who will receive nothing at all. it was on thi

protesters defying a round the clock curfew in the nigerian city of lagos after reports demonstrators were shot tuesday. i got a lot of protesters are angry over sudan's struggling economy with tear gas. and calling on the youth why there is a special need for young workers at polling stations for this year's presidential election. we will start with the crisis that's overcome so many communities in the u.s. not coronavirus actually and this is the fight against opioid addiction in the past a few hours the u.s. justice department says the drugs manufacturer pharma has pleaded guilty over its role in the country's opioid epidemic and deal with the u.s. government the company is pleading guilty to 3 federal criminal charges and will pay a fine of $8300000000.00 share pretends he is following this one in washington d.c. what more details have you got she has. right so those 3 those 3 charges are essentially about misleading the government about its activities and the manner in which. was marketing opioids it would it falsely would tell the government that it had safeguards to ensure that

kiki mordi is a journalist in lagos.se, every other day while they protest, there is one incident of violence after another. and so, they don't believe that sars has truly been disbanded. this is coupled with the fact that sars has been disbanded four times in the past four years in nigeria. and so there's this distrust between the people in the government, so they are calling for more action, more resignations, they‘ re calling for, you know, arms withdrawal because people have still given first—hand accounts of sars still, in fact, being on the streets and in their uniforms. next, we're going to hear from someone who was in one of lagos' main streets and filmed this — the scene after troops allegedly started shooting at protesters. and then, this happened. gunfire those videos were filmed by dolapo osunsina, a lawyer and social worker based in lagos. and we can speak to her now. thank you very much indeed for your time. tell us more about what you saw last night? it was horrendous. we were there in the afternoon. so i

security forces and lagos opened fire. fire on wednesday morning after several demonstrators were reportedly shot dead on tuesday in another part of nigeria's commercial capital a large fire burned at a bus station. these videos are emerging of many uniform opening fire and killing people in lagos on tuesday but security forces are denying any involvement. let's bring in a disease for an update he's joining us right now what are you hearing about the situation right now in lagos. well there in this situation is getting out of control there are more shootings today i would see in increase in attacks we see in arson we've seen looting in parts of lagos state for example apart from the bus station you're mention a t.v. station an independent television station was burned and was forced off a few hours later one of the respected independent television stations again in lagos was forced off the reason it was showing on screen was of an imminent attack on stuff and its operations and the television is back running skeletor servi

are we now shall, as it really been confirmed they all boarded in lagos?ully confirmed. we got the information via liberian flag, who initially confirmed that the stowaways had been identified from various ports. we looked at the vessel tracking, intelligent state approved their ship has not called ata approved their ship has not called at a port since the 6th of october, so at a port since the 6th of october, so it would have been very hard for any so it would have been very hard for a ny stowaway so it would have been very hard for any stowaway to board the ship at sea. so working by logic alone, it would be fair to assume that these stowaways boarded at lagos. that's not to say they couldn't have boarded at anchorage through other means but it would have been very difficult, so that is the assumption. they also made two stops i believe, one at the canary islands in las palmas where there was anchorage, a brief period waiting of the french coast. what sort of implications does this have, in terms of what to do next? we don't know whether they are asylum

rights groups claim several people were killed when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in lagos. tale of says al jazeera live from london also coming up accused of putting profits over people u.s. drug maker purge you pharma to plead guilty to criminal charges over its marketing of the painkiller oxycontin. drumming home an anti government message indigenous people join the thousands of protesters in the colombian capital . and in a major shift the head of the catholic church forces whose support for same sex unions same day to have a right to a family. color nigerian protesters have defied a curfew and faced off against security forces in the country's biggest city as demonstrations against police brutality threaten to paralyze the nation a 24 hour curfew has been imposed in lagos the financial heart of africa's largest economy that's where security forces fired at protesters late on tuesday drawing international condemnation the rights group amnesty international says at least 12 people were killed that night blaming the violence on the military the government has not confirme

mayenijones reports from lagos. firing live rounds in broad daylight.police uniform roamed the streets of one of africa's largest cities. the rosa villegas are usually lively with activity —— the roads of villegas. vandals still move group freely enough to cause habit smoke still hangs in the air in lagos island. this is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city, but the symbol of law and order was left to burn overnight. we had the fire brigade showing up. it's not clue don't not clear who burned down this building, but people say it wasn't protesters. they weren't protesters. this footage of people looting a supermarket was ta ken footage of people looting a supermarket was taken earlier today. protesters have been blamed for much of the violence over the last few days. tonight, and a television address, the president warned them to stop. this will... either for call upon our youth to discontinue and constructively engage government in finding solution. but the president's words did little to satisfy the demands of the and ration those desperate fo

in lagos. while the 100000 people in germany's southern state above area are largely confined to their homes today after coated infections there skyrocketed. schools restaurants and daycare centers have been shot and most public gatherings banned coronavirus cases arising passed across germany. bash has got no land in this area and mountainous on the austrian border now the number one coronavirus hot spot in germany the number of new cases that in the last week is 5 times above the threshold for a high risk area as of choose day locals are back in lockdown and only allowed to leave their homes with a valid reason the number of new daily cases in germany is rising nationwide with the size and the west worst hit more than 129 areas and deemed high risk as the 2nd wave hits but lynn authorities are urging people to wear masks in all crowded places where social distancing isn't possible mosques a compulsory at markets well queuing and on some shopping streets tonight the public is largely remaining

lagos has descended into chaos. gunfire rang out shops were looted and a prison was set ablaze in nigeria's biggest city on thursday prompting the president to call for calm. by their full quarter on. to discontinue the street forests and construct and give government in finding solutions. has been hard. and. people are losing faith in their security forces and the government after 12 protesters were allegedly killed earlier this week peaceful protests against the police unit known as sars have been underway across the country since earlier this month with the unit accused of torturing and killing citizens. not good night from dancing on their feet but tensions escalated on tuesday night when security forces fired into a crowd of protesters singing the national anthem according to amnesty international for what we are seeing on the ground clearly the they did not respect international human rights and they just constitution as well in themselves in people's lives and during it was. the incident sparked condemnation

on monday protestors blockaded more to the international airport lagos nigeria is busiest. 6 the same day these images appeared of prisoners among them violent criminals escaping went to prison. or time. the prison authorities say nearly 2000 prisoners have escaped more warring is the looting of the armory in the correction facility here and nearly 2 dozen cause destroyed already states have started enforcing $24.00 confused among them the financial capital lagos which is also home to the country's busiest ports. this could mean more trouble. already in a portion. the president of the senate has asked the president to address the nation to calm the situation but it's not clear if that will be enough to placate the protesters. which. is my lama special assistant to nigeria's president mahmoud abbas. a government will offer solutions to the protesters grievances. if you take of the holistic look at all the demands that were just made lolly demands you know i didn't you know very articulate at the manse there sounded nice to be done and i think government and its own party when our own p

protest as a defying around the clock curfew in lagos nigeria after reports demonstrators were shot on tuesday. protestors out wherever sudan's struggling economy hit with tear gas by police. coronavirus cutbacks at cathay pacific hong kong's flag carrier announced a $6000.00 redundancies and the end of its regional subsidiary. will start this hour with a crisis that's overcome many communities in the united states not coronavirus this is in fact the fight against opioid addiction in the past hour the u.s. justice department says the drug manufacturer pharma has pleaded guilty over its role in the country's opioid epidemic in a deal with the u.s. government's the company pled guilty to 3 federal criminal charges and will pay a fine of $8300000000.00 more details now with she had britannica's following the story in washington she had. we're just taking you know all of the details but as you say pleading guilty to 3 charges effectively that they the father misled the drug enforcement administration about the sort of oversight that they had over where these drugs were ending up they told

ok let's begin in nigeria where the president is holding an emergency security meeting as parts of lagos burn smoke screen billowing from a prison officer earlier reports of gunshots that have been almost 2 weeks of protests which initially began against police brutality mysti international says at least 12 protesters were killed in lagos on tuesday night let's go live to ahmed idris in bruges 1st of all just bring us up to date with what's happening with the prison and in the city itself. well a report suggests that the situation in the prison has been brought under control initial reports were getting is that some people try to break into the prison and 3 inmates others are suggesting that there was some kind of scuffle within the prison gunshots were heard but b. even before then some good ones what they were thought to school would limbs was seen around the area with dangerous weapons and storms and then we heard the gunfire and then smoke coming out of the prison building and that situation according to reports it's now contained security has been beefed up i don't the prison what w

here in the capital, the streets are calmer than in lagos.ednesday, security forces dispersed a group of young men gathering on the outskirts. many schools and businesses here remain shut for most of the day after the violence and destruction in lagos. there's a general feeling the anti-police brutality protests may have been infiltrated. it is not clear how much damage this has done or could do to their cause, which many nigerians still see as legitimate. lauren: protests have taken place across sudan as anger rises over dire living conditions and this month's crackdown on demonstrators. the protests came on the anniversary of a 1964 uprising that ended six years of military rule. sudan is currently ruled by a transitional government after mass protests toppled former dictator bloomberg are berkshire last year. reporter: protesters in various parts of sudan are commemorating the 21st of october, which marks the anniversary of the first civilian revolution in 1964. the black smoke you see behind me is the result of protesters burning tires to

there are reports of a shooting, as police trying to enforce a curfew in the city of lagos.of people are reported to have been killed and injured. the curfew has been moved back to later in the evening to allow commuters tend to return home. the curfew has not deterred the protesters, gathered in a main road in life goes, as the curfew came into -- in lagos, as the curfew came into effect. schools across the state have also been told to close. the nigerians were focused on a police unit called the anti-rober squad, or sars. the president disbanded sars, of the -- but the demonstrations continued. as a sign of political pressure being exerted, the speaker of nigea's lower house of parliament said he will not sign off the government's next budget unless it includes plans to compensate victims of police brutality. we have our correspondent live from lagos on how the authorities have been handling the process. >> yeah, and it seems already they have decided to crack down and end the protests once and for all. we have got reports of shootings that one of the ptest sites in lagos,

in lagos, the human rights attorney and activist aderonke ige who's out in the streets.works with the organization corporate accountability and public participation africa. she participated in the #endsars protests. and now we go to omoyele sowore, nigerian journalist and human rights activist. founder and publisher of sahara reporters. you have been imprisoned by the nigerian state. once again, you're out on the streets. talk about who the sars police are, why you were protesting, and what is continued violence against the people of nigeria means. thank you so much, amy. i'm glad to be on your show. the speal anti-robbery sqd. it was formed in 1992. formed after the demise -- not the demise, but the ereommitting atrocities. companies used by oil . sars [indiscernible] unleashed on young people in particular. kill, destroy, decimate, invade. stop people on the young street dreadlocks, d hair died. it was crazy. they been killing people, young people that any reason. is me be very clear, sars [indiscernible] young people are fighting over unemployment, lack of access to t

security forces in the nigerian city of lagos have reportedly fired on protesters again on wednesday crowds have returned to the streets to demonstrate against police brutality despite its 24 hour curfew president mohamed hugo hari has called for calm. more from a boozer. we sold the governor of lagos state after visiting the wounded in hospital yesterday confirming that at least 25 people have been wounded in not be treated in hospitals but said there were no reported fatalities so far but protesters and organizers of these demonstrations insist that dozens of them members of been shot and killed some of them may not be part of the protests may just be innocent possible but a process by the fact of the matter is that a lot of witnesses saw people killed because of last night's incident and a lot of people also fear that today may also result into into some cases of fatalities in some of these incidents we've seen in lagos state and it's not it's not only in lagos state but we see this we all saw i hear it but i'm confront reports in parts of the south of the country that demonstrati

curfew to demonstrate on the city streets the arrest follows the violent crackdown on protesters in lagos on tuesday amnesty international says at least 12 people were killed by gunshots at 2 gatherings. more shots fired at protesters and this despite the global outrage following tuesday's shooting of peaceful demonstrators in the nigerian capital of lagos military forces had reacted to protesters defying a curfew by turning the street lights off and shooting into the crowd killing and wounding dozens. i believe i would also like to. think that now we have before us i said if. it was me i refuse to pay for what you think syria if you make shooting i think that protests have spiraled dramatically over the past 2 weeks they were initially triggered by anger at police brutality especially at abuses carried out by a notorious anti robbery squad called sars but beyond the problem of police violence nigeria's youths are calling for sweeping changes an end to systematic corruption and widespread unemployment. here and we do it why not listen well it seems we're trying to walk out. the last coupl

a 24—hour curfew has come into force in the state of lagos.fly at the demonstration but left before there were reports of shooting. he's been in touch with his niece who works in the area. she's 0k. i'm very much in touch with her. we talked last 30 minutes ago. from her office you see that is the bank head office. so, myself i have my office out of lekki as well. i was lucky the shooting hadn't started. so luckily i called my niece to find out if she had left lekki. she told me no, she was still in lekki but she had moved away from where the thing was happening but she had some videos to send to me, 0k, to confirm what i had heard. let's get some of the day's other news. google has rejected accusations that it's breaking us competition rules, after the federal government filed a lawsuit against the company. washington says the tech giant has abused its market dominance by paying to ensure its search engine is installed as the default option on devices. france's president macron has announced a ban on an islamist group he said was directly inv

to the chancellor plus defiance after a deadly crackdown on protesters take to the streets again in lagos nigeria. gunshots the city as demonstrators came out onto the streets despite a curfew this comes after a peaceful protest was broken up by a shooting allegedly by nigeria's security forces. i'm told me a lot of welcome to the program pope francis has said that he supports civil union laws to protect the rights of same sex couples this break from the vatican's traditional position on the issue the pope made the comment in a new documentary about him titled francesco which premiered on wednesday at the rome film festival the film also tackles other controversial issues such as racism climate change sexual abuse and relations between christians muslims and jews. knowledge joined by chicago based journalist michael of laughlin he is a journalist and author who covers religion and politics with a particular focus on the catholic church michael good to have you on the program how have the pope's comments on same sex civil unions been received in the u.s. . it's been a welcome statement to

security forces opened fire at crowds in lagos there are reports several people have been killed and a senior national says it happened as they tried to disperse demonstrators. i'm going to address reports. just hours after curfew came into effect the security forces started moving in. i believe he told gate in lagos several different witnesses recorded footage of what appeared to be security personnel shooting at protesters who are blocking a major highway a number of people want to put it killed. it began as peaceful protest to demand an end to police brutality. and for 2 weeks the government struggled but failed to come protest as their demands among others include far reaching reforms of the police and the prosecution of officers accused of extrajudicial killings torture and disappearances not care is going through it says we have been protest in we have not had any reasonable results which is what we want out why are we to come and address not if not by me but you know it's all users on down the network and why not really listening to weigh ins does he was running a thing trying

a 24—hour curfew has come into force in the state of lagos.as briefly at the demonstration but left before there were reports of shooting. his niece works in the area and is still there... she is ok. she is ok. i am very much in touch with her. we talked about 30 minutes ago. from her office, you will see there is the head office. i had my office appear and so, not long after i was there, he came to me. and i was lucky that the shooting had not started. so, luckily, i called my niece to find out if she had left the area. she told me no and she had to move away from where it was happening. but, she was ok to confirm what i had heard. in the uk, the prime minister announced that greater manchester will move to england's highest tier of coronavirus restrictions from friday. borisjohnson said "not to act now" would put the lives of manchester's residents "at risk". he said he couldn't give greater manchester disproportionately more money than other tier 3 areas. we have made available up to £65 million to help local areas enforce restrictions. gre

international is saying at least 12 protesters were killed in lagos on tuesday night. manager is of course following the story from for us anything more on that fire at the prison. come all the for the situation according to officials has been brought under control security has been beefed up around the prison area and that they're not allowing journalists inside they're not allowing people close to that area so the roads leading to the prison has have all been blocked by security forces and elsewhere in the city overnight we've seen looting arson and other criminal activities going on across the city this morning there were incidents in motion area and a short while ago there was an attack on a warehouse where a food items meant to support the port during covered 19 times have been raided by a bank by a gang of youths who opened the warehouse and it was a free for all people have been cutting away food stuff from that area while that attack on the prison was going on and you could be in neighboring state there was another attempt or other there was another attack on a

smoke rises from a prison in central lagos there's more unrest in nigeria's biggest city. and sri lankan m.p.'s expand the powers of the president. starting with corona virus really focusing on europe where governments across the continent and the u.k. are finding they have no choice in some cases but to impose more restrictions in france to get a handle on the situation the prime minister has just announced curfews that will extend further than before including into overseas french territories now this is from france info a french rolling news channel showing. the curfews will affect about 70 percent of the country's population all across france over a 1000000 confirmed cases we've got spain as well with the health ministers warning of more drastic measures spain reached the $1000000.00 mark on wednesday and the government is accused of mishandling the crisis however it did survive a no confidence vote in parliament germany is also seeing a rise in infections with the daily count rising about 10000 for the 1st time which is well above the numbers seen during the initial w