Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria's capital city Abuja on Thursday (August 1), as thousands rallied against escalating cost of living and governance issues in Africa's most populous nation, Reuters video showed.

Protesters demonstrated in Abuja, the commercial capital Lagos and several other cities to show discontent with economic reforms that have led to rampant inflation and inflicted increasing hardship on ordinary Nigerians.

Authorities deployed armed security personnel in an effort to preempt potential violence.

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