The police on Monday tracked down and arrested a tailor in Kano suspected to be ine of those behind the use if Russian flags by some youth in the city.
Also arrested are some of the youth carrying the flag as a symbol of protest.
The tailor, simply identified as Ahmed was said to have some Russian flags at his workshop at the time of his arrest. He has since been taken into custody for interrogation.
Some of the people who participated in the #EndBadGovernance protest in some northern states have been waving flags of some foreign nations, especialy that of Russia and of Japan.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known on the police media WhatsApp platform, said Ahmed Tailor was arrested with seven Russian flags in the state.
Adejobi said, “Ahmed Tailor arrested in Kano today with seven more flags. He is one of the sponsors of treasonable felony, flying Russian flags and calling for anarchy in Kano, Nigeria at large.”
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