Following growing cases of political violence, particularly attacks on campaign rallies and meetings across the country, President Bola Tinubu on Friday, 13 November, 2026 warned politicians and their supporters against violence ahead of the 2027 general elections, vowing that his administration will deal firmly with political thuggery and other anti-democratic activities.
Tinubu, through a statement he personally signed on Friday, 13 November, 2027 also directed security agencies to confront anyone seeking to disrupt public order, authorising them to use full force against perpetrators of violence.
The statement, titled “Let’s Shun Violence: Our Campaigns Must Be About Issues That Promote The Welfare Of Our People,” was shared on X by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Recently, there has been political violence in some party of the country.
On Thursday, 12 November, 2026, suspected political thugs disrupted a town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC) in support of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Oregun, Lagos State.
The attackers reportedly assaulted participants and damaged vehicles.
Similarly, Obi’s convoy was reportedly attacked in Calabar, Cross River State, on November 4, while one person was reportedly killed and five others injured when suspected thugs attacked an Obidient/OK Movement rally in Asaba, Delta State, on November 7.
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