Nigeria national team players have expressed their delight after Nigeria’s Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) was dissolved following protests against their actions.
SARS have been accused of extortion, harassment and murder of many Nigerian youths and a number of football stars including Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, and Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa joined the protest.
The Presidency, subsequently, announced the dissolution of the unit on Sunday evening and promised to replace it with a new arrangement.
“Presidential directive: The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force has been dissolved with immediate effect,” read a tweet from the Nigeria Presidency.