SHOPRITE Some angry Nigerian protesters stormed Shoprite outlets in Ikeja, Lekki and Surulere area of Lagos state earlier today to express their displeasure over the xenophobic attacks targeted at Nigerians in South Africa. While the protest in Ikeja was peaceful, the protest in Surulere and Lekki were almost violent but stopped by the Police. In Lekki, tyres were set on fire by some angry youths who sang solidarity songs as they made their way into the shopping outlet. They were however stopped from …
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The Protest in Lagos over the XENOPHOBIA attack in South Africa took a violent twist as one of the protesters in Lagos state was shot dead by the police. XENOPHOBIA Eyewitnesses claimed that a police van was set on fire by the angry mob after the protester was shot dead at Circle Mall, Jakande in Lekki area of Lagos State. Watch video at the end of this page. Commenting on the protest which went sour, Nollywood actress Belinda Effah said it was …