BREAKING: Tailor Promoting Russian Flag Arrested in Kano, Details Emerge

• A tailor, simply identified as Ahmed, has been arrested for promoting the Russian flag during the hunger protests in Kano state
• Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested Ahmed and others for making Russian flags being distributed it
• Weaving of Russian flag started last week in a few places but the number increased by a wide margin on Monday, August 5

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Kano state - Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a tailor, simply identified as Ahmed for sewing the Russian flags used by protesters during the hardship demonstration in Kano state.

It was gathered that the security operatives cracked down on Ahmed, including some of the youths using the flag to protest on Monday, August 5.

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As reported by The Nation, Ahmed was said to have some Russian flags at the time of his arrest.

He has since been taken into custody for interrogation.

The trend started last week in a few places but the number of those waving the flags increased by a wide margin on Monday, August 5.

The secret police confirmed the arrest of some tailors responsible for making Russian flags via its X handle (formerly known as Twitter) @OfficialDSSNG.

"Meanwhile, the Service has apprehended some tailors in Kano State responsible for making Russian flags being distributed in the area. Some of their sponsors have also been picked. The investigation is ongoing."

Legit.ng recalls reporting that the chief of defence staff, General Christopher Musa, said weaving a foreign flag in Nigeria was a treasonable offence.

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Protesters wave the Russian flag in Katsina

Legit.ng earlier reported that fresh protests broke out in Katsina on Monday, August 5, defying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's appeal for calm, as demonstrators marched through the streets waving Russian flags.

The protests, part of the #EndBadGovernance movement, had been scheduled to run from August 1 to August 10. However, Tinubu's nationwide broadcast on Sunday, August 4, urging protesters to halt their actions and engage in dialogue, appears to have had little impact.

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