Police operatives have arrested at least 30 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters with Russian flags in Kano and other states.
Also, one of the flag producers, identified as Ahmed Bello, was arrested with a large quantity of flags in Kano.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who made this disclosure in Abuja on Monday, 5 August, 2024 at the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee joint press briefing, added that the police were on the trail of other suspects, especially the sponsors of such acts.
According to Adejobi, the suspects committed a treasonable felony offence by waving a foreign country’s flag in Nigeria.
“So we need to set this record straight. As important for us to know, so far so good we have been able to arrest some individuals who were engaging themselves in what I call a treasonable felony.
“To carry the flags of a foreign country in another country is a criminal offence. We have them arrested. Just this morning, we have arrested one Ahmed Bello from Kano State for producing a large quantity of Russian flags given to young Nigerians to go and fly for reasons known to him.
“We are profiling him. Do we want to get other sponsors like him? As I speak with you, the same thing has happened in Kaduna.
“Thus, as we started this briefing, we’ve been able to arrest 30 of them with the same Russian flags.
“The undertones of this protest, based on our intelligence before this commenced on August 1 2024, have begun to manifest. I don’t think the Endbadgovernance protest should degenerate to a level where a foreign country’s flag will be flown in Nigeria. And it’s like spreading from one state to another and another place. Are we still having a protest? That is a big question for all of you,” the force image -maker said.
