Police Block "Tinubu Must Go" Group From Kano Meeting Venue

By Trending9ja Staff • October 11, 2026 • 3 min read

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Members of the "Tinubu Must Go" (TMG) movement were blocked from entering a privately hired venue in Kano on Sunday, 11 October, after mobile police surrounded the location. Legit.ng, citing Daily Trust, reports that convener Abba Hikima, a lawyer, said about 10 mobile police vehicles were outside the event centre.

Hikima streamed the standoff on Facebook Live. "The provision of the law is clear that you no longer need police permission to have any gathering," he said, citing sections 35, 39 and 40 of the Constitution on liberty, expression and association. He said an officer told him police objected only to the insignia members were wearing, which he rejected: "It is our right to do this. It is not insulting."

Kano Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Bakori had reportedly called Hikima the previous day asking the group to notify security agencies. The police spokesman, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, did not respond to the outlet's calls.

TMG calls itself a non-partisan platform aimed at mobilising voters against Tinubu at the 2027 elections, and Hikima vowed it would return to hold protests. Legit.ng also links a separate report that Atiku demanded the release of five Nigerians reportedly held in Borno State over T-shirts bearing the slogan.

Sources: Legit.ng (citing Daily Trust)