According to the Department of State Services, its agents have detained some tailors who were making Russian flags for Kano State protesters.

This was announced by the secret police on Monday in a statement released on its official X account. It said that an inquiry into the situation had begun and that the tailors’ sponsors had been taken into custody. Additionally, Adaramoye Michael, also known as Michael Lenin, the National Coordinator of the Youth Rights Campaign, was not detained, according to the DSS.

The secret police further stated that contrary to what the media had claimed, the activist was not in their custody.

The statement said, “The DSS can confirm that Adaramoye Michael (aka Michael Lenin) is not in its custody,” In the meantime, some Kano State tailors who were sewing the Russian flags that were being distributed in the area have been detained by the Service. Additionally, a few of their sponsors have been detained, and an investigation is currently going on.

Earlier on Monday, the police reported that 30 protestors and the Russian flag’s source had been taken into custody as the nationwide demonstrations started on Thursday, August 1, in response to the suffering that the people of the nation were going through.

“Former envoys and ex-military officers voiced concern when demonstrators in certain northern regions were spotted waving the Russian flag as TRW News had reported.” Russia, an Eastern nation, has been held accountable for several unlawful coups in West African nations, including Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.

In response, the Russian Embassy in Nigeria stated on Monday, 5 August 2024, in a statement that was made available to journalists in Abuja, that its representatives are not associated with or in charge of the actions of individuals flying Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstrations that are taking place across the nation. They also emphasized that the demonstrators’ use of the Russian flag was a matter of personal preference and did not represent any official Russian Government policy.

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