Police in Nigeria shot dead one protester and injured more than twenty on Monday 9 December, during the first day of a nationwide strike against the removal of a fuel subsidy. Shops and businesses across Nigeria were shut in protest against the removal of the subsidy, which has caused the price of fuel to double. Former Senator for Kano, Aminu Sule Garo, talks about the first day of an indefinite strike that has paralysed the country.