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2024-08-02 18:19:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4674EFF6A7AA19336137902C8FB5C9AD135C699FE23F0DE75E347669485334AF
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Hired thugs were responsible for the mayhem in Kano, not protesters. This has been confirmed by the state governor https://x.com/NigeriaStories/status/1819268939278373006 The police attacked peaceful protesters https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/719563-endbadgovernance-how-police-attacked-peaceful-protesters-in-abuja.html State-sponsored hoodlums as well https://x.com/_weyimi/status/1819300028764098940 This is the same tactic employed by the government in #EndSARS https://www.channelstv.com/2024/07/23/violence-that-trailed-endsars-protest-instigated-by-govt-says-falana/ https://www.thecable.ng/falana-government-introduced-violence-into-endsars-protest/
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