On November 2, the Nigerian army's official Twitter account posted a video of Trump's speech at White House with the comment: "Please watch and make your deductions." In Trump's speech, he suggested that the military could open fire at any rock-throwing migrant crossing into the US. The Nigerian army used Trump's words to justify the fatal shootings of rock-throwing protesters that happened on Monday, during a march of 1,000 Islamic Shiite activists who blocked traffic on the outskirts of the capital, Abuja.
The army said that the soldiers opened fire in self-defense because the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria threw stones at their troops and attacked its convoy carrying ammunition. According to Amnesty International, at least 45 people were killed and 122 people were wounded. Those who were injured was shot in many different areas -- head, neck, back, chest, shoulder, legs, arms -- and some of them had multiple gunshot wounds. This clearly shows that the soldiers were not ordered to restore peace, but to kill the protester. Human rights activists and many Nigerians were outraged by the military's response, which had a similar confrontation in 2015, when soldiers killed nearly 350 protesters from the same group, IMN.
Question
Do you think that it is right for Trump to suggest the military to shoot the migrants?
What is your reaction to actions of the Nigerian Army?
What is your reaction to actions of the Nigerian Army?
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CNN
The New York Times
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