Why five men with ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirts were arrested – Police
Borno police clarify that five men were arrested not just for wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirts but for alleged thuggery and drug possession. Read More:…
The arrests had initially been framed as a crackdown on anti-government messaging, raising concerns about free expression and dissent against President Tinubu's administration. Police in Borno State have since pushed back on that narrative, insisting the T-shirts themselves were not the basis for the arrests, but rather that the men are accused of inciting disturbance, breach of public peace, thuggery and possession of suspected drug substances.
The clarification from the Borno Police Command comes as the "Tinubu Must Go" slogan has become a visible marker of public discontent, making any arrest of people displaying it politically sensitive and prone to being read as suppression of protest.