Justin Welby, the most senior bishop in the Church of England, has tweeted that he has “directly” urged Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the lives of “unarmed protesters”.
Dateline Nigeria reports that Welby has been a longstanding and close friend of Buhari.
He said that he “condemned” Tuesday night’s incident in the “strongest terms possible”.
Witnesses said up to 12 people were killed and others wounded when soldiers opened fire. Amnesty International said it had “credible reports” of deaths.
The state governor, however, said there had been no fatalities, although about 25 people had been wounded.
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