Abuja, Nigeria — Protesters hit Nigeria's streets Saturday to say democracy is under threat from rising insecurity and bad governance.
The Democracy Day demonstrations came as President Muhammadu Buhari has been struggling to control terrorism, criminal abductions and separatist movements. Last week, Buhari suspended Twitter after it deleted a controversial tweet of his. Protesters blasted the act as a dictatorial punishment against free expression.
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