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Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
A crowd of dozens of protesters throng a main road in Nigeria's capital Abuja, closely watched by the security forces, in another rally over economic hardship in the West African nation, a day after 13 people died in similar protests taking place across the country, according to rights group Amnesty International. IMAGES
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are greeted by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during their visit to Nigeria's economic capital and largest city, Lagos. IMAGES
Presidential candidate Bola Tinubu casts his vote in Lagos surrounded by a large crowd as Nigeria heads to the polls to elect a new leader. IMAGES
Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Obi arrives on stage at a rally in Lagos as Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that elections would go ahead as scheduled this month despite growing tensions around currency and fuel shortages. IMAGES
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