Members of the ‘Tinubu Must Go’ movement in Kano State have accused the police of preventing them from accessing a venue for a planned meeting on Sunday.
A lawyer and convener of the movement, Abba Hikima, made the allegation in a live video posted on his verified Facebook page on October 11, 2026.
Hikima claimed that more than 10 police mobile vehicles were deployed to the venue, preventing members from entering the premises.
The police had yet to publicly respond to the allegation as of the time of filing this report.
The movement, which describes itself as non-partisan, said it was mobilising Nigerians to vote out President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections over concerns about the Federal Government’s economic policies.
Speaking in the video, Hikima said the meeting was intended to enable members to exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
“Today, the 11th of October 2026, we gathered here in Kano State in order to exercise our fundamental human rights and to associate freely in order to exchange ideas and educate ourselves on the need to send away the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nigeria,” he said.
The lawyer said he had spoken with the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, who, according to him, advised the group to notify the police about the planned gathering.
Hikima said he assured the commissioner that the meeting would be peaceful and conducted within the law.
“We are not criminals, we are not thugs, we are not hooligans and we have not committed any offence. And there is nothing wrong with what we are doing right now. It is within the bounds of the law,” he said.
He cited Sections 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantee freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and association, arguing that the group did not require police permission to hold its meeting.
Hikima further claimed that some officers had expressed no objection to the gathering but were opposed to members wearing clothes bearing the inscription ‘Tinubu Must Go’.
He, however, insisted that the slogan was a form of political expression and vowed that the movement would continue its campaign.
“The Court of Appeal decision stands. I do not need to inform any security agent to hold my rallies. Next time, we are going to protest; next time we are going to demonstrate; next time we are going to hit the ground,” he said.
Following the incident, members of the movement took to the streets, chanting “Tinubu Must Go” and waving flags bearing the slogan.
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