Posted by Chinenye on Wed 30th Sep, 2026 - tori.ng
Five men have been arrested and taken to court in Maiduguri after police accused them of printing and wearing T-shirts carrying a message against President Bola Tinubu.
(Five men. Photo by X/Anthony Abakporo)
Police in Borno State have arrested and charged five men accused of printing and wearing T-shirts with the words Tinubu Must Go in Maiduguri.
The suspects are Baba Aji Gremami, 44, Mustapha Abba Yemen, 28, Abbacha Mohammed Ali, 32, Adam Umar Gubio, 21, and Abdulhamid Mohammed, 21.
A First Information Report dated September 29, 2026, from the State Criminal Investigation Department in Maiduguri accuses them of criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.
Police claim that on September 25 the men plotted to print the T-shirts to cause a breach of peace around the West End Roundabout community in Maiduguri.
The offences are said to go against Sections 60, 78, 79 and 392 of the Borno State Penal Code.
The officer in charge ordered that the suspects be charged before the Chief Magistrate Court in Maiduguri.
A source also claimed the arrests followed a directive from Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to the state Police Commissioner, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, over the T-shirts.
The suspects were reportedly taken to court and remanded in a correctional facility.
The arrests come as political activity picks up ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Details of the court proceedings and the terms of the remand order were not yet known at the time of the report.