The Nigerian police on Saturday justified its use of tear gas on protesters who took to the streets to mark Democracy Day by voicing their grievances against the government of the day.
According to police spokesman, Mr Frank Mba, the actions of officers were in line with international best practices of dispersing violent protests.
Mr Mba made the claim in an exclusive interview with Channels Television in Abuja.
The police shot teargas at protesters in Lagos and Abuja.
Channels Television correspondents who covered the protest in Abuja did not observe any sign of violence from the protesters before the police disrupted their parade.
‘An isolated case’
According to Mr Mba, the use of teargas was an isolated case in Abuja where protesters turned violent.
“We had an isolated case in Abuja where some of the protesters became un
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