Policemen have arrested refuse fewer than 30 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters with Russian flags in Kano and alternative states.
Additionally, one of the most flag manufacturers, recognized as Ahmed Bello, was once arrested with a immense lot of flags in Kano.
The Pressure Crowd Family members Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday on the Strategic Communications Interagency Coverage Committee joint press briefing.
He added that the police have been at the path of alternative suspects, particularly the sponsors of such acts.
Adejobi stated the suspects dedicated a treasonable legal offence through waving a international nation’s flag in Nigeria.
He stated, “So we want to poised this report instantly. As remarkable for us to grasp, up to now so excellent we have now been in a position to arrest some people who have been attractive themselves in what I name a treasonable legal.
“To hold the flags of a international nation in a foreign country is a felony offence. Now we have them arrested. Simply this morning, we have now arrested one Ahmed Bello from Kano Situation for generating a immense lot of Russian flags given to younger Nigerians to travel and fly for causes identified to him.
“We’re profiling him. Can we wish to get alternative sponsors like him? As I talk with you, the similar factor has came about in Kaduna.
“Thus, as we began this briefing, we’ve been in a position to arrest 30 of them with the similar Russian flags.
“The undertones of this protest, in keeping with our logic sooner than this commenced on August 1 2024, have begun to manifest. I don’t assume the Endbadgovernance protest will have to degenerate to a degree the place a international nation’s flag might be flown in Nigeria. And it’s like spreading from one atmosphere to some other and some other park. Are we nonetheless having a protest? That could be a bulky query for all of you. “
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