Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has pleaded with the UK Government and United Nations to help the people of Nigeria after protestors were killed on the streets of Lagos.
Angry demonstrations have been taking place in Nigeria for two weeks as citizens speak out against brutality from a now-disbanded section of the police called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
In an emotional video filmed on the pitch at the Parc des Princes after United’s victory over PSG, Ighalo slammed the Nigerian government as ‘killers’ and urged British politicians and the UN to help.
Ighalo, a Nigerian international, said: ‘I’m sad and heartbroken and I don’t know where to start from. I’m not the kind of guy who talks about politics – but I can’t keep quiet anymore about what is going on back home in Nigeria.
“I want to tell my brothers and sisters back home to remain safe. Be indoors, please don’t come [outside]. Because this government are killers and they will keep killing if the world does not talk about this.”
