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‘Nigerian government are killers’ – Manchester United’s Ighalo condemns #LekkiMassacre #unarmed #EndPoliceBrutalityInNigeriaNow

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has tagged Nigerian government as ‘killers’ following Lekki massacre.

There have been ongoing protests in Nigeria over two weeks with citizens agitating for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a unit of the Nigeria Police Force famous for several injustices which include extortion and killings.

However, that took a grief-stricken turn in Lekki, Lagos state on Tuesday night as defenceless protesters were gunned down by soldiers, following an alleged order by the Lagos state government to security forces to crackdown on defaulters of a hastily imposed restriction.