“We’ve arrested politicians who funded protests with N4bn”: Ribadu

• Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, has disclosed that the federal government arrested some politicians who funded the recently concluded nationwide protests with N4bn
• The NSA also disclosed that the politicians were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and Katsina states for being parts of the larger sponsors of the protest
• Ribadu made this revelation while presenting at the first national council of state meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu

Hunger protests: FG arrests politicians in Abuja, 3 northern states
Photo Credit: @officialABAT, @NuhuRibaduSource: TwitterRibadu presents reports on hunger protestsThey also found out that some political actors contributed N4bn to fund the protests. Tinubu conveys council of state meetingTinubu gets council of state’s vote of confidence

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