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22 Oct, 4 tweets, 4 min read
#BREAKING Gunshots as prison set ablaze in Nigeria's Lagos: AFP Image
#BREAKING US condemns 'excessive' use of force by military in Nigeria Image
#UPDATE Shots rang out and a prison was set ablaze in Nigeria's biggest city #Lagos on Thursday as fresh unrest followed the shooting of protesters that drew international outrage u.afp.com/3HbU #ikoyiprison #EndSARS Image
VIDEO: 🇳🇬 Thick black smoke billows from the roof of #Ikoyi prison in central #Lagos as fresh unrest in Nigeria's biggest city followed the shooting of protesters Tuesday that drew international outrage #ikoyiprison #EndSARS

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