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Protests in Nigeria Enter Fifth Day Amid Regional Differences and Rising Tensions

  • Protests reveal regional differences, with northern marchers raising Russian flags and calling for a coup
  • President Tinubu urges understanding and calls for suspension of protests, amid ongoing violence and deaths

Abuja, Nigeria – Protests against economic hardships in Nigeria continued for the fifth day, revealing regional differences with marchers in the north raising Russian flags and calling for a coup, while momentum ebbs in the south.

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