The federal government of Nigeria said it has identified some persons in the diaspora who are said to be sponsoring the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests, and have placed such individuals on a watch list and frozen their Nigerian accounts.

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), KEMI NANDAP, said the sponsors on a watch list will be arrested when entering the country.

NANDAP made this known in Abuja during a Joint Press Briefing by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, CHRISTOPHER MUSA at the Defence Headquarters.

The immigration boss said the service had, in response to the protest, deployed more officers to land borders and airports to ensure effective manning of those entry ports.

She said that NIS had also stepped up surveillance to prevent foreign intervention in the country.

On his part, the Inspector-General of Police, KAYODE EGBETOKUN, said the police had uncovered some sponsors but declined to give further information on them.

Mr EGBETOKUN said that some bank accounts of such individuals had been blocked, adding that many of them reside abroad.