![A police officer talks to a protester during a demonstration in Lagos, against bad governance, insecurity, and the ban of social media platform X (then known as Twitter) by the Nigerian presidency, on June 12, 2021.](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/a-police-officer-talks-to-a-protester-during-a-demonstration-in-lagos-against-bad-governance-insecurity-and-the-ban-of-social.jpg?id=51749311&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C25)
A police officer talks to a protester during a demonstration in Lagos, against bad governance, insecurity, and the ban of social media platform X (then known as Twitter) by the Nigerian presidency, on June 12, 2021.
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