No fewer than 76 suspects, including a foreigner, who were arrested in Kano State for flying Russian flags have been transferred to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The suspects were nabbed during the just concluded EndBadGovernance protests in Kano State.
Some of the protesters had stormed the streets of Kano with Russian flags, agitating for military rule in Nigeria while lamenting alleged incompetence of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
Giving an update on the situation on Monday, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Garba said the suspects have been transferred to the Force Headquarters for discreet investigation on charges of sedition.
At a press conference, the CP said following the directive by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the Command “worked diligently and professionally towards addressing the aftermath” of the hunger protest that turned violent in Kano and other Northern states.
According to him, the efforts of the police resulted in the arrest of 873 suspects and recovery of a large quantity of exhibits.
The CP also announced the “arrest and prosecution of 150 suspects for violating the curfew enforced by the Kano State government”.
