The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, announced that individuals financing the #EndBadGovernance protests from abroad are now on a watch list. She stated that these individuals will be arrested upon their arrival in Nigeria.
Nandap disclosed this during a news conference held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, which was attended by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs. She emphasized that the NIS has increased its monitoring of entry points, including borders and airports, to prevent any foreign intervention and ensure proper management of these entry ports.
In addition, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, revealed that the police had identified some of the protest sponsors and had blocked their accounts, though he did not provide further details. Egbetokun noted that many of these individuals reside overseas.
The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Yusuf Bichi, through spokesperson Mr. Peter Afunanya, confirmed that the DSS is also monitoring these individuals. The service is collaborating with the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit to track down additional funders of the protests.
The briefing followed a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and security chiefs addressing the recent nationwide protests and the associated violence.
