By Amah
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The Department of State Security, DSS, has arrested seven Polish students in connection with their alleged involvement in the use of foreign flags during the EndBadGovernance protests in Kano.
The suspects, who are students in one of the tertiary institutions in Kano, have reportedly been transferred to Abuja for interrogation.
It was learned that they were not the targets of the security agents but happened to be where security enforcement was carried out.
According to a source: “For the persons we have picked up from Kano, it was because of where they were found during the protest and the display of the foreign flag. That was two days ago and 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 as a result of security enforcement because of where they were when the incident happened. It is not a targeted operation on behalf of the Director General of DSS.
“As the foremost domestic security organisation, we believe we have to work in sync with all of you who are men of goodwill and our operations must be governed by democratic principles and protocol that emphasises freedom and human rights and of course, intelligence and in security governance, we obey all of this whether we are dealing with Nigerians or foreigners.
“But we have a plea, in the cause of the discharge of our duty, we will also see that some Nigerians definitely would want to use foreign lands as a lunch pad to attack domestic peace and stability. We plead that you do not offer your country to some person who may be deviant or have a terrorist inclination in today’s global pursuit because if anything happened in a country, it affects the others. Nigeria is a country with a large population and I believe that the support other countries will give will help us.”
Recall that Nigerians have been protesting against rising cost of things and economic hardship in the country under the hashtag, #End BadGovernance.
The authorities are worried with the manner some protesters were waving foreign flags during the ongoing protests.
