Nigerian police fired teargas for a second day Tuesday at protesters demanding the release of Shiite leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been in jail without charge since December 2015. Scores of protesters were also arrested by armed police wearing bulletproof vests and gas masks during clashes in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We’ve come under serious attack today,” said Deji Adeyanju of Concerned Nigerians, a civil society group involved in the demonstration. The Shiite leader has repeatedly been imprisoned for alleged incitement and subversion. Zakzaky’s followers on Monday had clashed with the police in Abuja’s Maitama area and police made at least 115 arrests.

Source: Punch April 17, 2018 14:03 UTC