The Department of State Services (DSS) claims to be looking into the use of foreign flags during the protest and will provide more details about the sponsors in due course.
DSS spokesperson Peter Afunanya asked Nigerians to exercise patience with the Federal Government, saying that the sponsors’ identities will be revealed shortly at a joint news conference in Abuja.
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“Now, people have started exhibiting behaviors that are detrimental to the security, welfare, and orderliness of society. We won’t remain passive. We have arrested those behind the flag display. It’s not just about children waving flags; there’s more to it.
“There are aspects of our operations that we may not disclose publicly due to their sensitivity, the ongoing nature of investigations, or because revealing them might jeopardize the investigations.
“We will see it through to the end, and you may be surprised if and when we do make the information public.”
During the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstration, which is aimed at President Bola Tinubu’s government as well as the extent of hunger and misery in the nation, some protestors in the north had flown Russian flags.
