Russian Flag: Tinubu Orders Arrest Of Promoters

The Chief of Defense Staff, CDS, Gen Christopher Musa says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security agencies to crack down on those  flying Russian flags in the country.

The CDS said this on Monday while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting.

The military chief said the president gave the order after he was briefed by security chiefs on the ongoing hunger protests in the country.

The magazine reported that many Nigerians are on the street across the country to force the government’s hands to intervene in the hardship in the land.

But some of the protesters, particularly in the northern part of the country have been waving the flags of the Russian federation, raising serious concerns of foreign interference in the protests.

“Initially, when the protest started, they said it was a peaceful protest, but we have realised that there are individuals willing to take advantage of it to cause mayhem,” Musa said.

“And we can see clearly what has happened since it commenced. Criminals have taken over, with a lot of looting, stealing, and all sorts happening.

“We are warning in clear terms, and the President has also said we should convey this: We will not accept anybody, any individual flying any foreign flag in Nigeria.”

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday it has no connection with those flying the country’s flag in the country. It dissociated itself from any alleged interference and promotion of the protest.

Meanwhile, the Department of State Services, DSS, on Monday arrested one of the tailors sowing Russian flag in Kano state. He’s currently in the detention of the secret service.