It was not also clear if casualties were recorded.

The federal government, under the immediate past administration-led by Goodluck Jonathan designed the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) in January 2012, to invest the 'savings' accrued from the fuel subsidy reduction on vulnerable populations in the country and to serve as a social safety net to improve their lives.

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