ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Borno CP Yusuf Lawal
By HAMZA SULEIMAN
The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, made this known this on Tuesday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.
He said that the suspects were arrested in the Zannari Tamsu area of Gwange Ward, Maiduguri on August 5, 2024.
Lawal said that the arrested persons were identified as Khalafi Abdulhamid, Mohammed Abubakar, Mohamed Ibrahim, and Abba Hassan, all residents of the Zannari Tamsu area.
Additionally, five more protesters were apprehended in the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, carrying Russian flags.
The suspects, Bashir Ahmad, Musa Lawan, Abba Mallam, Habibu Auwal, and Inusa Abdullahi, were transferred to the Crack Squad for discreet investigation, and diligent prosecution, he said.
The commissioner said that the situation of the protest had remained calm adding that the police would continue to monitor and patrol the area to ensure public safety. (NAN)
