Anti-police protests continue after demonstrators ‘shot dead’ in Lagos

The protests began two weeks ago (Sunday Alamba/AP)

Nigeria’s anti-police protesters have stayed on the streets in Lagos, breaking a government curfew after a night of chaotic violence and reports of demonstrators being shot dead.

Shots were fired as youngsters set up barricades by the Lekki toll plaza in Lagos, where protesters were fired upon on Tuesday night, causing injuries and an unknown number of deaths.