Poland has refuted claims that its nationals, who were arrested by security operatives in Kano, Nigeria, waved the Russian flag during the #EndBadGovernance protest.
The Polish foreign ministry stated that the six students and their lecturer, who were arrested on August 6, did not participate in the protest but “merely took photos.”
The spokesperson for the Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, had alleged that the Poles were arrested “because of where they were found during the protests and for displaying foreign flags.” However, the Polish foreign ministry denied this, saying that the students were on an exchange program at Bayero University, Kano, and were not involved in the protest.
