Seven Polish nationals have been arrested in connection with displaying of Russian flags by some protesters in Kano State.
Some of the protesters in northern Nigeria waved flags of the European country, an action government considered as treasonable felony.
The arrest of the Polish has to do with Tuesday’s hunger protest in Kano with allegation of having hands in the flag waving levelled at the suspects.
Speaking on the issue, Department of State Services spokesman, Peter Afunanya said the suspects’ apprehension was part of routine security enforcement rather than a targeted effort against Polish nationals.
Afunanya explained this in his address to Polish Ambassador to Nigeria during a briefing with the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja, on Wednesday.
“Seven persons were picked up from Kano because of where they were found during the protest and display of foreign flag in Kano two days ago.
“As a responsible security organisation, we owe it an obligation to do some verification and ascertain basic reasons and circumstances for some cases.
“They were picked by security enforcement because of where they were when the incident happened. It is not a targeted operation,” the spokesperson stated
