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Friday, 9 March, 2001, 18:42 GMT

Two shot in Lagos student protest


Police in Nigeria have shot dead two people during a student protest near the University of Lagos.

One of those killed was a student and the other the driver of a student van.

The students were protesting against what they say was the shooting of one of their colleagues by police the previous evening.

Police have not commented on the shootings.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service


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