The Department of State Services (DSS) says its operatives have apprehended some tailors sewing Russian flags for #EndBadGovernance protesters in Kano.
In a statement on Monday, the DSS said its operatives also apprehended the sponsors of the tailors while the investigation is ongoing.
The secret police also said Adaramoye Michael, national coordinator of Youth Rights Campaign (YRC), is not in its custody.
“The DSS can confirm that Adaramoye Michael (aka Michael Lenin) is not in its custody. Meanwhile, the Service has apprehended some tailors in Kano State responsible for making Russian flags being distributed in the area,” the DSS wrote.
“Some of their sponsors have also been picked.”
On Thursday, the 10-day protest, tagged ‘EndBadGovernance’, commenced in many parts of the country.
On the first day, some protesters were seen in Kano waving the Russian flags while urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene in the situation in Nigeria.
On Saturday, another group of protesters in Jos, the Plateau capital, were seen with Russian and Japanese flags.
On Monday, some protesters were seen holding Russian flags near the Nyanya bridge, a suburb in Abuja.
The trend has elicited reactions on whether the protesters in northern Nigeria are being influenced by foreign elements.
