Nigeria:   Govt Refuses to Take Soldiers Off The Streets

Vanguard, 18 January 2012

THE Federal Government declared, yesterday, that it was not in any way prepared to withdraw soldiers who have been deployed to patrol the streets of Lagos and some other cities… Read more »

Nigeria:   Senator, Religious Leaders, Activist Condemn Deployment of Soldiers On Lagos Roads

Vanguard, 18 January 2012

Senator Gbenga Ashafa, religious leaders and human rights activist, Mr. Richard Akinnola, yesterday, condemned the deployment of soldiers on Lagos roads in the wake of protest by… Read more »

Nigeria:   Troops Out, Lagos Governor Tells Jonathan

Daily Trust, 17 January 2012

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw soldiers deployed to Lagos last night over the earlier nationwide protest against the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Security Forces Occupy Abuja, Lagos

Daily Trust, 17 January 2012

Hundreds of security personnel comprising of the army, police and other civil defence forces were yesterday stationed at different protest places in Abuja and Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria:   Group Flays Military Deployment in Lagos

This Day, 17 January 2012

A socio-political advocacy group, the January Ninth Collectives (J9C) has expressed condemnation at the deployment of armed military men in Lagos and other parts of the South-west… Read more »

Nigeria:   Govt Slammed for Using Soldiers During Fuel Protests

Vanguard, 17 January 2012

A legal practitioner, Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, has condemned the presence of soldiers on Lagos streets and other parts of South West, saying it was uncalled for. Read more »

Nigeria:   More Protests Held in Kano As Labour Calls Off Strike

Daily Trust, 16 January 2012

Several thousands of people thronged the Zaria road roundabout which is the entrance to Kano from the south and Abuja to protest, in what was a continuation of the protest against… Read more »

Nigeria:   Armed Soldiers Push Occupy Protesters Off the Streets

Daily Trust, 16 January 2012

Armed security on Monday morning took over locations in Abuja where Occupy Nigeria protesters have camped for days as well as several other locations in the capital city. Read more »

Nigeria:   Soldiers Take Over Square to Prevent Mass Rally

Leadership, 16 January 2012

LEADERSHIP gathered that the soldiers were deployed overnight to prevent mass rally at the park today. Access to the area is now restricted as people are being asked to go back. Read more »

Nigeria:   Troops in Bid to Disperse Protesters

RFI, 16 January 2012

Nigerian soldiers drove armoured vehicles towards hundreds of protestors in Lagos on Monday in a bid to disperse them as the general strike over fuel prices entered its second… Read more »