Borno State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has condemned the arrest of five youths in Maiduguri over T-shirts bearing the inscription, “Tinubu Must Go.”
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Baba Ahmed Mustapha, made the position known in a statement on Tuesday night.
Mustapha said the party was informed that the five youths were arrested and detained by security operatives over the T-shirts, which expressed opposition to President Bola Tinubu.
He described the arrests as an infringement on the youths’ right to freedom of expression and called for their immediate release.
According to him, wearing a T-shirt bearing a political message constitutes an expression of political opinion and should not be treated as a criminal act.
The ADC also called on the Borno State Commissioner of Police to ensure that security agencies operate professionally and in accordance with the law.
The party urged civil society organisations and other stakeholders to condemn what it described as the use of security agencies to intimidate people over their political views.
Borno ADC faults arrest of five youths wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirts