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Nigeria: Axe-wielding men attack opposition campaign rally in Lagos
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A group of men armed with axes, clubs and machetes have reportedly attacked an opposition rally in the run-up to presidential elections. Journalists were also attacked as victims pointed fingers at the ruling APC party.
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Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. As of November 2025, the size of the city's population has been estimated to be between 17 and 21 million residents, making Lagos the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world.3
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