Police officers have reportedly barricaded the venue of a planned meeting by members of the ‘Tinubu Must Go’ (TMG) movement in Kano State, preventing participants from accessing the facility.

Abba Hikima, a lawyer and one of the movement’s conveners, raised the alarm in a live video posted on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

The movement, which describes itself as a non-partisan platform for public enlightenment, aims to mobilise Nigerians to vote out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.

The group said its campaign was motivated by the administration’s economic policies, which it claimed had inflicted hardship on Nigerians.

In the live video, Hikima, dressed in a shirt and fez cap bearing the inscription ‘Tinubu Must Go’, alleged that more than 10 mobile police vehicles had been stationed at the venue of the planned meeting.

Some police officers were also visible in the background of the video.

Hikima said the gathering was intended to enable members to exercise their fundamental rights to freedom of association and expression while discussing the need for a change of government in 2027.

“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.

He accused the authorities of attempting to frustrate the meeting, insisting that the group had paid for the private venue and intended to conduct its activities peacefully.

“It is clear to Nigerians that Tinubu has failed. It is clear to all Nigerians that Tinubu has failed and there is need for Nigerians to come out and chase him away.

“But today, as usual, and as part of the entrenched and systemic corruption, insecurity, recklessness and injustice of this country, you can see already that over 10 vehicles of mobile police have been stationed here in order to prevent us from accessing the private venue which we paid for,” Hikima said.

He added that the alleged blockade further strengthened the movement’s resolve to continue its campaign against the Tinubu administration.

The lawyer also disclosed that he had spoken with the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, who reportedly advised him to inform the security agency about the meeting.

According to Hikima, he assured the commissioner that the gathering would take place in an enclosed environment and would be conducted peacefully and within the confines of 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,” he said.

Hikima maintained that the law did not require police permission for such gatherings, citing Sections 39 and 40 of the Nigerian Constitution, which guarantee freedom of expression and freedom of association, respectively.

He also cited Section 35, which guarantees the right to personal liberty, in defending the group's decision to proceed with the meeting.

“The provision of the law is clear that you no longer need police permission to have any gathering. The way you do it in your weddings is the way we have the right to gather here in this event centre and hold this programme,” he said.

The lawyer further alleged that some police officers had indicated that they had no objection to the meeting but objected to the group wearing clothing bearing the ‘Tinubu Must Go’ inscription.

However, Hikima insisted that members had the right to wear the insignia, describing it as a political expression rather than an insult or act of oppression.

He also argued that the movement's activities did not amount to unlawful political campaigning, despite restrictions on electioneering outside the legally prescribed period.

“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, as supporters chanted, ‘Tinubu Must Go’.

Efforts to obtain the police's position on the incident were unsuccessful as the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, did not answer calls or respond to text messages and WhatsApp messages sent to him as of the time of filing this report.