Security officials kill 9 during protests over Nigeria's economic crisis, Amnesty International says
![A woman protest against hardship on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Thousands of mostly young people poured onto the streets across Nigeria on Thursday as they protested against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse some of the protesters in the capital, Abuja. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) A woman holding a pot appears to yell among a crowd. A partially obscured sign behind her says "This hunger is too".](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7283462.1722603693!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/nigeria-protests.jpg)
At least nine people were killed by security forces as protesters clashed with police during mass demonstrations over the country's economic crisis, a rights group said Friday, while authorities said a police officer was killed and several others injured.