Protestors who stormed the Streets of Nigeria over high cost of living receives a Bags of rice from the Government and asked to go home.
On Thursday, a nationwide protest began across the country against soaring food prices.
The federal government and other relevant stakeholders had appealed to organisers of the protest to shelve the planned demonstrations and urged them to be patient.
The police also asked the protesters to identify themselves to prevent a possible hijack of the planned action.
However, the protesters remained adamant and took to the streets to demand a reduction in food and petrol prices, high governance costs, and an end to insecurity, among other issues.
The protest turned violent in certain states amid a looting spree, while police officers unleashed teargas canisters on protesters in Lagos, Abuja, Gombe, Yobe, Kaduna, and Kano.
At least, 14 persons have reportedly been killed during the protest.
During a protest on another, government officials were seen giving protesters a bag of rice and they took it and left the scene.
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