Hunger Protest: FG probes four Northern political bigwigs over display of Russian flag

The federal government has commissioned Nigeria’s security agencies to investigate four Northern principal politicians over display of Russian flags by “End Bad Governance” protesters.

The principal politicians are from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano states, where Russian flags gained ground among the protesters calling on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to step aside.

The nationwide protest that commenced on August 01, 2024, was a corresponding action against government inability to address hardship and hunger in Nigeria.

It exerted a variety of dimensions recently, as the protesters in some Northern States displayed Russian flag enchanting “Tinubu must go.”

Reacting to the development, the Nigerian military on Monday said those who flied the Russian flags have committed treason and will, therefore, be “prosecuted, adding that investigation in ongoing to ascertain those who instigated the action.

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, after a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja said, condemned flying of Russian flags in Nigeria, saying the action is totally unacceptable.

Musa added that the protesters using the Russian flags have committed treasonable offence, and it will be viewed and treated as such.

On his part, the Department of State Services, DSS, on its X.com said it has apprehended some tailors sewing Russian flags in Kano State and that some of their sponsors had also been nabbed.

However, protesters with the flag reduced drastically on yesterday as the state security personnel clamped down on them in several states, arresting them and their perceived foreign sponsors.

Meanwhile, Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salman Garba, announced the arrest of some foreigners suspected of supporting the protesters.

The Kano police boss also announced further relaxation of the curfew from 6am to 6pm.