Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that it is not an offence in Nigeria to hoist the flag of any country. Falana made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today, condemning the recent arraignment of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests for treason.
DAILY POST recalls in August, the government arrested some children who were seen hoisting Russian flags in some northern states and charged them before the Federal High Court in Abuja. After a series of backlash that trailed the arraignment, the President Bola Tinubu administration later struck out the case before the court, citing humanitarian grounds.
“Some churches in Nigeria, believing erroneously that Israel is a Christian country, hoist the flag of Israel. So it is not a criminal offence,” he said. Speaking on the inscriptions displayed by the protesters demanding the removal of the president, the human rights activist explained that their action was not tantamount to treason, stating that the government ought to have addressed the issues raised by the protesters during their nationwide demonstrations.
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