Veytics Intelligence
2026-10-20 · DW

'Tinubu Must Go!': Nigeria's northern protests test limits of political dissent

T-shirts bearing the slogan "Tinubu Must Go!" — a reference to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu — are at the center of an escalating crackdown on dissent in Nigeria 's vast north. In September, police in the northeastern state of Borno arrested five men, aged between 21 and 44, over the shirts. Authorities have alleged the group had conspired to produce and wear them with the intention of breaching public peace. The men were subsequently charged with criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, disturbance of public peace and thuggery.

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