Promoters of mass production of the Russian flags in Kano have been arrested in Nasarawa state.
One of the producer, identified as Ahmed Bello was arrested with large quantities of flags in Kano.
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The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in Abuja on Monday after an X user @FS Yusuf’s disclosure
@FS Yusuf posted pictures stating that: “The Tailor producing the “Russian Flag” in Kano has been arrested.”
The Matrix reports that protesters in Kano had taken to the streets, waving Russian flags and calling for intervention from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Adejobi during the press briefing said the suspects committed a treasonable felony offence by waving a foreign country’s flag in Nigeria
He said, “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. “
