{"id":1171904,"date":"2020-10-22T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1171904"},"modified":"2020-10-22T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T12:15:42","slug":"end-sars-protests-nigeria-odion-ighalo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/end-sars-protests-nigeria-odion-ighalo\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Pray for Nigeria’ – Footballers’ sorrow amid claims 12 End Sars protesters were killed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Footballers are showing support for the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria in numbers, amid claims the military are responsible for killing 12 citizens on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following Manchester United’s Tuesday night win over Paris Saint-Germain, Odion Ighalo posted a video message to social media in which he called the Nigerian government “a shame to the world.”<\/p>\n

It followed reports on Tuesday that Nigerian military opened fire on citizens attending an #EndSars demonstration in Lagos. The city’s state governor said there was only one fatality. However, human rights organisation Amnesty international<\/a> now claim to have evidence that “the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters.”<\/p>\n

They add that since the most recent #EndSars protests began on October 8th, “At least 56 people have died across the country since the protest began, with victims including protesters and people allegedly hired by the authorities to confront the protesters.”<\/p>\n

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Pray for NIGERIA??\u270a? pic.twitter.com\/V7i4Ngs9qd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Odion Jude Ighalo (@ighalojude) October 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n