Police arrest tailor and 30 others for displaying Russian flags, citing ‘treasonable offense

Nigerian Police Force has said a tailor simply identified as Ahmed arrested in Kano with a large quantity of Russian flags and 30 others arrested with the same flags during the ongoing the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest will be charged for reasonable felony....CONTINUE READING>>>

Spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi said Ahmed, who he described as a Russian flags producer and distributor was arrested alongside 30 others in Kano for flying the same flags during the #EndBadGovernace protests while also calling for regime change.

Adejobi said this while speaking at the monthly briefing of the Strategic Communications Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) held at the DSS headquarters, in Abuja on Monday.

Adejobi said while those carrying Russian flags will be charged for treasonable felony, while the 873 arrested during the protests will be charged for committing other criminal offences.

He said tailor was arrested in Nasarawa local government area of Kano State for mass producing and distributing Russian flags to young persons.

The Police spokespersons added that that investigation was ongoing to arrest more sponsors.

“We have also been able to arrest some individuals who are calling for subversion and who are engaging in treasonable felony. Carrying flag of a foreign country in our land is a treasonable offense thus, this morning we have arrested one Ahmed Tailor in Nasarawa LGA of Kano State for producing in large quantities Russian flags and giving to young people to go and fly out. For reasons known to him.

“We are profiling him, we want to get sponsors like him. As I speak with you, the same thing is happening in Kaduna. We have been able to arrest 30 with same Russian flags.”

The police spokesman added that operatives also arrested 873 others for rioting in the name of hunger protest.

Adejobi also dismissed report that some protesters have been arrested by the police. Instead, he said those arrested so far were criminally-minded individuals who went out engaging in various criminal offenses, breaking, armed robbery, mischief, homicide, malicious damage, massive destruction of private and public facilities.

“We have arrested so far 873 suspects and these suspects are those who are directly connected to one criminal offense or the other. Where one alleges Police have arrested protesters, please let me know the protester,” Adejobi asked.

He also denied claims that some of those arrested during the #EndSARS protests were still being held by the police.

“We don’t have any EndSARS Protesters in any of our facilities in Nigeria. Those who are in correctional facilities are criminals who have been charged to court for criminal offenses.

“No single EndSARS Protester is being incarcerated or kept in any of our facilities in Nigeria. Those who attacked Oba of Lagos’ Palace are not protesters.

Also, a viral video showing tailors in yet- to- be- identified location making the flags in large quantity have been making rounds on the social media.

Some protesters carrying the flag urged Russia to intervene in solving challenges in the country.