UPDATED: Police fire tear gas at #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Kano

On Thursday, Nigerian police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters demonstrating against the high cost of living in Kano and Abuja, according to AFP correspondents.

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is facing high inflation and a sharply devalued naira. This economic strain follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's decision a year ago to end a costly fuel subsidy and liberalize the currency in an effort to improve the economy.

In Kano, the nation’s second-largest city, protesters attempted to set bonfires outside the state governor’s office. Police responded with tear gas, dispersing most of the demonstrators, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.

Security forces also fired tear gas to break up crowds in Mararaba, on the outskirts of the capital, and in central Abuja, another AFP reporter noted.

The protest movement, rallying under the hashtag #EndBadGovernanceInNigeri

a, gained momentum through an online campaign. However, officials had cautioned against emulating recent violent demonstrations in Kenya, which forced the government there to abandon new taxes.

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