Following the announcement of the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, some Nigerian celebrities have being reacting to the development.
The IGP made the announcement in a live broadcast on Sunday.
Protesters have being campaigning online and offline for the past few days over rising cases of police brutality and extra-judicial killings by SARS operatives nationwide.
With famous celebrities like; HER, Cardi B, Drake, Marcus Rashford, Lil Baby, Diddy among others all lending their voices to it.
Protests also took place in far away UK, US.
See some of the reactions below;
“Nigeria, we won. IG of Police has announced that SARS has been dissolved. But that’s only the 1st battle. The war is still on. We now need to see corrupt officers prosecuted, and wide scale police reforms. And we need sustained systemic change. This just shows what is possible,” singer Banky W tweeted.
“Nigerians deserve better 🇳🇬,” rapper Olamide tweeted.
“Now to the nitty gritty aspect. #EndImpunity #ReformPoliceNG,” one of the ENDSARS conveners @segalink tweeted.
“Now time to reform the entire Police Force,” Falz tweeted.
“IGP just announced SARS has been dissolved…that’s not enough..we want an executive order to that effect..,” Apostle Johnson Suleman tweeted.
“The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that seperate us.
Up Nigeria 🇳🇬,” Naira Marley tweeted.
“Someone else should sign this, not Frank Mba or whatever his name is #ENDSARS #EndPoliceBrutality,” JJ Omojuwa tweeted.
“This is just the beginning….,” Falz tweeted.
“WE WANT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER!! #EndSARS,” Teni tweeted.
“Guys from today moving forward we must never fight ourselves & never let them divide us with tribe, religion or politics instead let’s collectively fight our oppressors. #EndSARS,” DJ Spinall tweeted.
“What’s the next thing we’re demanding? No time. #EndEverything,” Peruzzi.
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