Former senator reveals what was given to northern protesters before demonstration

• Senator Shehu Sani has revealed the two items that was given to protesters a day before demonstration in the north
• The former lawmaker said the hunger and hardship protesters were given money and the Russian flag
• Sani said the purpose was an attempt to create chaos and overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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FCT, Abuja - Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the national assembly, said money and Russian flags were given to youths a day before the protest in the northern part of the country.

Sani said the intention of the protests in the north was not against the removal of fuel subsidy and the policies and programmes of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

Shehu Sani says the intension of the protest in the north is to overthrow Tinubu's govt Photo credit:@ShehuSani/@East_Calling
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According to TheCable, he stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, August 6.

The former federal lawmaker noted that the flying of Russian flags by some northern protesters was a coup attempt, Daily Trust reports.

“The new dimension to this is that a day before the last protest, money was shared with youths, and then Russian flags were also shared.“That shows that the whole intent of the protest is not simply about the policies and programmes of the government or objection to the removal of subsidy.“But there was an attempt to create an atmosphere, where there would be an overthrow of the government. When you have this kind of situation, that means there is someone writing a script for anarchy, lawlessness, and disorder.”

Legit.ng recalls that the Nigerian Army reacted to hunger protesters waving the Russian flag during demonstrations in northern parts of the country.

The chief of defence staff, General Christopher Musa, said weaving a foreign flag in Nigeria is a treasonable offence.

Musa warned that the military will not accept anybody, any individual flying any foreign flag in Nigeria.

Police arrest foreign sponsors of protests in Kano

Legit.ng earlier reported that Police operatives arrested foreigners sponsoring the ongoing hardship protests in Kano state.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Garba, said the police have arrested 6 Spaniards and 76 others, including the tailor sewing the Russian flag.

Garba said the arrested suspects have been transferred to Force Headquarters because it has to do with sedition and national security.

Source: Legit.ng