Live Updates: Tinubu Orders Crackdown on Protesters Waving Russian Flag as Protest Enters Day 6
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the military to go after protesters waving the Russian flag in the northern part of the country as the hardship protest enters Day 6.
Source: Twitter
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The immediate past Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has denied sponsoring the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest against hunger and economic hardship.
“We consider the claims by the discredited Jackson Ude as reckless and irresponsibly malicious. Yahaya Bello is a patriot who had devoted his time, resources and energy to building a united and prosperous Nigeria.”
“We call on the Police, Department of State Services, and other relevant agencies to investigate the claims of this serial blackmailer with a view to bringing him to book. This is a matter of national security, which must not be taken lightly.
“We will take all necessary legal actions to get Ude to answer for his crimes.”
#EndBadGovernance protesters storm Wike’s residence in Rivers
Nigerian youths protesting against hunger and hardship have reportedly stormed the residence of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The protesters who were in large numbers were chanting and carrying placards with various inscriptions on Tuesday, August 6.
In the trending video, While the protesters were reciting the old national anthem, one of the demonstrators said, “That’s Wike’s house.”
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The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that police and security agencies have identified and blocked sources of external funding for violent protests in Nigeria.
Tinubu's govt blocks accounts of #EndBadGovernance sponsors, places them on watchlist
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has blocked accounts of #EndBadGovernance sponsors and placed them on watchlist.
Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, said the sponsors are in the diaspora and would be arrested immediately they step their legs on Nigerian soil.
Nigeria Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder, Obasanjo warns
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the ongoing #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests by the youths over hunger and hardship in the country.
“Our youth are restive. And they are restive because they have no skill. They have no empowerment. They have no employment. We are all sitting on a keg of gunpowder. And my prayer is that we will do the right thing before it’s too late.”
Most protesters carrying Russian flag from Niger Republic
A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, said those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide harship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens.
Akinterinwa said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu against the military takeover in Niger.
President Tinubu orders a crackdown on those flying Russian flags
President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flags in the country.
Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said:
“We are warning in clear terms, and the President has also said we should convey this: We will not accept anybody, any individual flying any foreign flag in Nigeria."
