Police in Nigeria have been put on red alert on Friday and may seek the help of the military after protests turned violent in some cities, leaving at least three people dead, the inspector general of police said.

Some major cities, including the capital Abuja and Kano in the north, which on Thursday witnessed clashes between police and demonstrators and looting, appeared calm early on Friday as protests were expected to continue.

Protesters have been angered by President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms that have caused rampant inflation, weakened the currency and inflicted increasing hardship on ordinary Nigerians.

‘’Things have been expensive in the market, Nigerians are suffering, Nigerians are hungry, Nigerians are angry. As you know in Nigeria today, a lot of people are unemployed. The issue of insecurity in the north and the south continues to increase every day. So we are here to just make our grievances known to the federal government," protest organizer, Abiodun Sanusi said.

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