Angry protesters on Friday stormed the Area 1 axis of Abuja, pulling down campaign posters and banners bearing the image of President Bola Tinubu while chanting “Tinubu Must Go.”
Videos of the incident, which have gone viral on social media, showed the protesters tearing down the campaign materials, stepping on them and chanting slogans against the President as onlookers watched.
The protesters, reportedly made up mostly of youths, moved around the busy Area 1 commercial district, removing posters pasted on walls, shops and electricity poles before tearing larger banners into pieces.
Some of the demonstrators were also heard expressing frustration over the economic hardship, hunger and worsening insecurity in the country.
However, the immediate cause of the protest remained unclear as of the time of filing this report.
The incident comes amid the circulation of similar videos showing youths removing or destroying campaign posters and billboards bearing Tinubu’s image in different parts of the country.
It also comes days after the Inspector-General of Police warned against the deliberate destruction, defacement or unlawful removal of political campaign materials.
The police chief reportedly described such actions as criminal offences punishable under the law, warning those involved against violating the regulations governing political campaign materials.
