The Nigeria Police Force has warned against the display of foreign flags and calls for a military takeover, in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests.
The police categorised such actions as treasonable felonies under Nigerian law.
During the protests in Kaduna, Kano, and some northern states, some demonstrators waved Russian flags amid calls for military intervention.
“Ongoing investigations reveal that protest organisers in the states mentioned above are luring innocent children into participating in these unpatriotic and criminal acts,” the police said in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
According to the statement, more than 90 suspects have been arrested, “including tailors who sewed the flags and their sponsors.”
The police noted that efforts are underway to apprehend others who sponsored the production of the flags and fuelled these treasonable acts.
“The display of foreign flags and calls for a military…