MINNA, Nigeria Sept 18 (Reuters) – Security forces opened fire as people took to the streets of a city in central Nigeria on Friday to protest against the deaths of 37 detainees in the custody of a paramilitary force, witnesses said.
A Reuters witness said some protestors in Minna, the capital of Niger State, were armed with sticks, machetes and traditional hunting rifles. At least one body lay on the streets.
(Reporting by Ibrahim Ndamitso; Writing by David Lewis; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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