In Yobe state , four people died Wednesday after two gunmen on a motorcycle stopped next to a car filling up at a gas station and opened fire on the occupants in the town of Potiskum , about 600 kilometers northeast of Abuja , said Lawan Tanko , Yobe state police commissioner . Unions : ` ` We call on Nigerians to continue the strikes '' So far , strike - related clashes have left at least 16 dead . ` ` revolution has come to Nigeria and the youth will spearhead it , '' a local newspaper says . The government 's decision to call a strike has more than doubled fuel prices .
Unions : ` ` We call on Nigerians to continue the strikes '' So far , strike - related clashes have left at least 16 dead . ` ` revolution has come to Nigeria and the youth will spearhead it , '' a local newspaper says . The government 's decision to call a strike has more than doubled fuel prices .