The Borno State Police Command has arrested and charged five men over the alleged production and wearing of T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” in Maiduguri.
The suspects 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 dated September 29, 2026, issued by the State Criminal Investigation Department in Maiduguri, the men face allegations of criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.
Police alleged that the suspects conspired on September 25 to produce the shirts with the intention of causing a breach of public peace around the West End Roundabout area of Maiduguri.
The alleged offences were cited under Sections 60, 78, 79 and 392 of the Borno State Penal Code. Police subsequently directed that the suspects be arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court in Maiduguri.
A source also alleged that the arrests followed a directive from Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum to the state Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, concerning the shirts.
The five men were reportedly taken to court and remanded in a correctional facility, although details of the proceedings and the specific terms of the remand order were not immediately available.
The arrests come as political activities intensify ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
