Five arrested, remanded in prison for wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-Shirts in Borno

The Borno State Police Command has arrested and charged five men accused of printing and wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” in Maiduguri.

The men were identified as Baba Aji Gremami, 44; Mustapha Abba Yemen, 28; Abbacha Mohammed Ali, 32; Adam Umar Gubio, 21; and Abdulhamid Mohammed, 21.

According to a First Information Report (FIR) obtained by SaharaReporters, the suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.

The FIR, dated September 29, 2026, was issued by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Maiduguri, and addressed to the Chief Magistrate Court in the state capital.

The police alleged that the five men conspired to print and wear T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” with the intention of causing a breach of public peace within the West End Roundabout community in Maiduguri.

The alleged offences were said to be contrary to Sections 60, 78, 79 and 392 of the Borno State Penal Code.

The FIR stated that the men allegedly committed the offences on September 25 at about 11am by printing T-shirts with the inscription.

The officer in charge directed that the case be taken to court.

SaharaReporters reported that the five men were subsequently taken to court and remanded in a correctional facility, although the publication said it could not immediately establish the specific court proceedings or the terms of the remand order.

A source cited by SaharaReporters alleged that the arrests followed a directive from Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to the state Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid.

However, the police FIR cited in the report does not itself establish that the governor ordered the arrests. The allegation concerning the governor was attributed to the unnamed source.

The arrests come amid heightened political activity ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with the “Tinubu Must Go” slogan featuring in political mobilisation and demonstrations against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Recent reports indicate that a “Tinubu Must Go” movement has emerged as an organised political campaign ahead of the 2027 election.

The slogan has also been used at previous protests. However, fact-checkers recently debunked claims that a widely circulated video showed a September 2026 “Tinubu Must Go” protest in Abuja, establishing that the footage was actually recorded in June.

In the Borno case, however, the police allegation specifically concerns the printing and wearing of the T-shirts and the claim that the conduct was intended to cause a breach of public peace.

The case is expected to proceed through the court, where the allegations against the five men will be determined.

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