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Second Day of Nigeria’s Anti-Hunger Protests Sees Reduced Tensions and Lower Turnout

  •  Protests see lower turnout and reduced tensions due to new security measures
  • Businesses begin to reopen, but banks and major premises remain closed

Lagos, Nigeria – The second day of Nigeria’s anti-hunger protests saw a calmer atmosphere and a reduced turnout, as a result of heightened security measures. Many Nigerians, who had stayed off the streets on Thursday, returned to their business activities, gradually restoring normalcy in major cities across Africa’s most populous nation.

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