BREAKING: FG places #EndBadGovernance protest’s sponsors on watchlist

The federal government through the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on its watchlist.

This was disclosed by Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap on Tuesday, August 6, at Defence Headquarters, Abuja.

Nandap stated that these individuals, who are in the diaspora, would be arrested upon their arrival in Nigeria.

She disclosed this following a closed-door strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, alongside other intelligence and paramilitary agency heads, to implement President Bola Tinubu’s crackdown order

Tribune Online reports that the Defence Chief after a National Security Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, to review the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, said the security will not allow a call for change of government and flying of Russian flags by protesters in Nigeria, describing it as treasonable.

Speaking to journalists, Nandap said, “We have diaspora sponsors on our watchlist. Any attempt they make to enter the country will be detected, and they will be apprehended and handed over to the appropriate authority.”

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She also mentioned that the NIS has deployed additional officers to land borders and airports to ensure effective monitoring of entry and exit points.

According to her, the Service has increased surveillance to prevent foreign intervention in the country.

Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, also revealed that the agency had identified some sponsors but declined to provide further details.

Represented by DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya, Bichi noted that some bank accounts have been blocked, and those operating these accounts from abroad are being monitored.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE