BREAKING: Federal Gov’t Threatens Tough Action Against Foreign Interference In Nigeria’s Affairs

The Federal Government has threatened to take appropriate action against any country that might be behind the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, made this known while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja on Wednesday, stressing that Nigeria is a sovereign state and will not tolerate any interference in its domestic affairs by foreign elements bent on giving support to the protesters.

This position of the government might be a reaction to the reported cases of the protesters waving the flag of Russia in some states and calling on President Vladimir Putin to come to the aid of the Nigerian citizens amid the hunger and hardship ravaging most people in the country.

LEADERSHIP had reported that Russia, through its embassy in Abuja, dissociated itself from the protesters waving its flag and denied any involvement in the organising the protests.

The protests, which started on August 1 across the country, quickly degenerated into violence leading to deaths, looting and destruction of property.

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