Quite often, protesters carry placards with inscriptions of grievances and demands. They march, voice their frustrations, and wave the national flag. This seems to be the general procedure.
On August 1, young Nigerians started a 10-day nationwide protest. It was tagged “10 Days of Rage”, a demonstration to end economic hardship and “bad governance” in the country.The protest started on a good note as people converged in different states, carrying placards. But at a certain point, the demonstrations turned dramatic when some protesters in the northern part of the country started waving the flag of a foreign country. It was the Russian flag.
Also, Muyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria police force , said the “organisers” of the protests were using children to fly foreign flags.“The Nigeria Police Force has issued a stern warning against the display of foreign flags during protests and calls for a military takeover, categorizing such actions as treasonable felonies under Nigerian law,” the police spokesperson said.
“The Niger Republic situation happened, and several youths in northern Nigeria saw how youths in Niger supported the coup and also showed their support for the rejection of France and the US and the embrace of Russia. So, it is not surprising that the Nigerian youths, who are unhappy with the current government’s policies, are also doing the same thing.
“Nigeria is a fragile state. If you go to the state fragility index, we are number 14 or 15 currently in the entire 200+ countries of the world. This means several institutional factors are driving our fragility. Non-state actors that are active, political differences, weapon proliferation, and drug addiction. So, once there is a protest, all these factors will play a role. It is beyond what the protesters can do.
Speaking on whether the use of foreign flags could lead to polarisation, he said the perpetrators are a small group of people who are a small segment of the population in some states. “Directly or indirectly, the protest and coup they had there were directed at the French colonial influence in that country. In the absence of France, which has been playing the big brother in those countries, some other forces have to fill the space.
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