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Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Estello(op): 7:16am On Sep 20, 2024

A former British diplomat, Mr David Roberts, has warned that foreign interests may be behind the planned October 1 cost of living protest.

A group, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, had on August 28 in Osogbo threatened to stage a bigger protest on October 1 unless their improvement in the standard of living.

However, Roberts, who was director of the British Council in Nigeria, in a statement, warned that foreign interests may use Nigerians’ genuine concerns to destabilise the country.

Speaking against the background of last week’s revelation by the US Secretary of State, Mr Anthony Blinken, that African Stream, a media outlet associated with David Hundeyin, one of the supporters of the August #endbadgovernce protests, is an undercover Russian intelligence psychological operation aimed at destabilising Nigeria.

Subsequently, African Stream has been banned from Facebook due to its alleged Russian undercover links.

“In light of the wide use of Russian flags in the last days of August protests and taking this new revelation by the U.S. Secretary of State, Nigeria ought to be very careful about the proposed October 1st protest,” the former envoy said, adding, “Nigeria should take more care and alert its citizenry to the truth about such platforms and their agents.”

At a press conference in Washington last week, Blinken accused African Stream of working for Russia, contrary to its claim of mainstreaming Africa’s interests.

However, Hundeyin, in an interview with Russia Today, a Russian broadcast media, denied the allegation, describing it as a typical American tendency to label perceived opposing viewpoints.

Recalling that many of the August protesters in the North displayed the Russian flags, Roberts admonished the federal government to take the threat of another protest in October seriously and take measures to nip it in the bud

“As many of those behind the protests are linked to Mr. Hundeyin and others from the African Stream network, Nigeria only needs to look at what is happening in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to understand the peril they face,” he warned.

The federal government, in the wake of the August protests against the rising cost of living, said the demonstrations were backed by external bodies and subsequently charged a Briton, David Wynne, and 12 other Nigerians with treason.

https://thenationonlineng.net/foreign-interest-likely-behind-planned-oct-protest-says-ex-british-envoy/amp/

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by YeyeGbami: 7:27am On Sep 20, 2024

Peaceful protest only, anything else na trouble.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by AlvinOO7: 7:27am On Sep 20, 2024

Dem don start …looking for justification/reasons to pull out so much security details, and then call it a threat to democracy.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Lazy9jaYouth: 7:27am On Sep 20, 2024

Irrespective of whosoever is behind the protest, is the present cost of living making sense to anyone who is intelligent?

angry

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by HenryThegreat1(m): 7:28am On Sep 20, 2024

Terrible and disaster government..
They have started again .
Implement right and people policies no. People protect because of your devilish policies no.
Wicked souls in power.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by femi4: 7:29am On Sep 20, 2024

Estello:
https://thenationonlineng.net/foreign-interest-likely-behind-planned-oct-protest-says-ex-british-envoy/amp/

Shut up

Anyway the foreign interest include:

Inflation
Bad roads
Higher cost of feeding
Corruption

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by RealLordZeus(m): 7:29am On Sep 20, 2024

When time reach, the British envoy self go pick race..

Except political actors, the bulk of the masses are not interested in any political or military overthrow, we just want to cry out before we are killed with hardship and if political actors take advantage of that, e no concern us

If there is no crack, lizard won't be able to come in, and only a very wicked person will beat a child and not allow him or her to cry.

Reduce this hardship and watch any protests fizzle out.

My own just be say the government of the day just keep looking for ways to increase wahala for ordinary citizens

We still dey battle fuel wahala, in like a month now, two different taxes on banking transactions on top the 10k wey I get for account

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Newstory1: 7:29am On Sep 20, 2024

Okay

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Sirianese: 7:30am On Sep 20, 2024

Estello:
https://thenationonlineng.net/foreign-interest-likely-behind-planned-oct-protest-says-ex-british-envoy/amp/

That's cash upfront, likely in a BVI account for David Roberts

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by meobizy(m): 7:30am On Sep 20, 2024

Name the foreign nations and stop using blanket statements. Are they also the reason for our hardship?

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Brendaniel: 7:30am On Sep 20, 2024

Foreign interest like inflation, insecurity, food cost, transportation, corruption and their friends

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by opalu: 7:30am On Sep 20, 2024

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Segun91: 7:30am On Sep 20, 2024

We all need to be patriotic ... Only a fool will seek help from outsiders to destroy his father house...

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by xpressionx(m): 7:31am On Sep 20, 2024

Nigerians in diaspora are not foreign interests grin

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by oneda(m): 7:31am On Sep 20, 2024

Na wa

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by RightChannel: 7:31am On Sep 20, 2024

The one you protested months back didn't yields any positive result

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by illicit(m): 7:31am On Sep 20, 2024*

The protest is necessary but no one should be allowed near power installations or burn houses and looting or wave flags and shout coup coup coup...

✌️

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by KingRabota: 7:33am On Sep 20, 2024

British Envoy huh

No vex 0
But is the British council part of the British diplomatic mission ?
Because I thought it was more cultural and educational than political. But what do I know.

But then again these colonialists can be funny
, those Russian flags must have really shaken them up, especially when they remember how the waving russian flags led to the discharging of the french from Sahel.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by OnionBandit(f): 7:34am On Sep 20, 2024

True! But is foreign interest also likely behind the unnecessary hardship/difficulties the government is making people go through? Whatever it is, the anti-people policies of the government is the major enabler of all these protests.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Golan007: 7:34am On Sep 20, 2024

Hundeyin is a Russian turncoat.

Tueh!!

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by TOPCRUISE(m): 7:34am On Sep 20, 2024

That British envoy must be bandit for not involving bad governance in the equation. angry

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Nwagukosy: 7:35am On Sep 20, 2024

Estello:
https://thenationonlineng.net/foreign-interest-likely-behind-planned-oct-protest-says-ex-british-envoy/amp/

Stay home!! I repeat, STAY AT HOME!!

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by emkz: 7:36am On Sep 20, 2024

When they started shouting protests, they were asked for their demands. They rushed and came up with disparate and somewhat silly demands.

Their demands were not properly thought through and they were not practical within the time frame of their silly protests.

On the first day, the protests turned to riots. I came here and analyzed their demands, because some of the arrowheads of the protests were those who wanted to take advantage to get over the defeat they suffered:

https://www.nairaland.com/8173751/analyzing-demands-protesters-emkz

Some airheads attempted to disparage my submissions. Within three days, I was proved right as Russian flags started flying in a certain part of the country and some misguided folks started calling for regime change.

Now, it is possible that certain individuals received funds for the protests. What could be the game plan of the sponsors?

Let us remember that when chaos reigns, there are certain people who benefit from it. Due to banditry and terrorism in the north, gun-running and negotiation for ransom payment has become big business. Information on those to be kidnapped as well as supplying drugs and women to terrorists has also become big business. A certain Sheik is known to be an advocate for bandits and terrorists. Let us also not forget that some people use insecurity to engage in illegal mining and oil their political arsenal.

After the riots, persons were arrested, and rightfully so. Instead of decent human beings to allow rioters have their day in court, organizations like Amnesty International and some amateur and inexperienced activists started calling for their unconditional release. So who'd bear the cost of people's properties they ruined? This is the double standards of those leading protests and their supporters cum spnsors: they insist there must be no punishment for obvious crimes.

When people rioted and burnt public properties in the UK, they were prosecuted and jailed with no single British citizen called for their release. We are a society of laws. If you do the crime, you'd face the law.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by IMASTEX: 7:36am On Sep 20, 2024

Hunger is not enough abi?

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by obailala(m): 7:36am On Sep 20, 2024*

With the excruciating hunger and hardship in the land, it's actually an insult to the sensibility of Nigerians for anyone to dare suggest that "protests are sponsored".

Insult ontop injury!

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by ClitRaider: 7:36am On Sep 20, 2024

Fvck Roberts, OCT 1st must obey.

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Mubieey: 7:37am On Sep 20, 2024

Hunger is the real sponsor of the protest

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Lanre1st(m): 7:38am On Sep 20, 2024*

Wetin concern foreigner with our country? Where is our sovereignty

I remember this “David Hundeyin” he is a obidient claimed to be an investigation journalist, so it’s through Russia back door intervention OBIDIENTS want to use to hijack the government

Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by LandMann: 7:38am On Sep 20, 2024*

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by AntiChristian: 7:39am On Sep 20, 2024*

British envoy don jasi!

£1= N2k+ now!

Hungry people will try to rob others while protesting! That's our kinda protest!

And they'll want the police to do their work well!

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Re: Foreign Interest Likely Behind Planned October Protest, Says Ex-British Envoy by Heffalump(m): 7:40am On Sep 20, 2024

Is the British envoy against any protest that will enshrine good governance in Nigeria? What kind of double standard is this?

If they truly love Nigeria, I expect them to lend their voices in criticizing some of these government policies that are anti human and interpreted as "State Capture". Politicians are busy looting the sate treasury while the masses are suffering.

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