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Demonstrators in Nigeria gather days early for anti-government protests

Demonstrators in Nigeria gather days early for anti-government protests

Crowds converge on Suleja over economic hardship and record inflation amid warnings against mass action

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in central Nigeria days before planned national demonstrations over economic hardship and record inflation.

The protesters, many of them young people, converged in the town of Suleja, 3o miles outside the federal capital, Abuja, with placards criticising the government’s policies. Week-long nationwide protests had been due to begin on Wednesday.

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