The Kayode Egbetokun-led Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, announced the arrest of one Ahmed Taylor, for the mass production of Russian flags that are being used by some protesters in Kano and some states in the North.
It also said no fewer than 30 protesters flying the flags have been taken into custody.
This was made known by the Spokesman of the Nigerian Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this to journalists at a press briefing organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) at the headquarters of Department of State Services (DSS).
“To carry the flags of a foreign country on a land is a criminal offense. We have them arrested. Just this morning, we have arrested one ‘Ahmed Taylor’ from Nasarawa Local Government area of 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. 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 same Russian flags,” the senior police officer said.
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