Mob sets ablaze Peter Obi, Kwankwaso’s posters in Kano as NDC chairman escapes lynching

Tension erupted in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State on Monday when a mob reportedly set fire to campaign posters belonging to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

A video circulating on social media shows a group of youths burning posters bearing the images of the two politicians amid chants and commotion.

The incident also involved the NDC chairman in Ungogo, Bilyaminu Bachirawa, who was allegedly dragged off a moving motorcycle during the unrest. According to reports, Bachirawa narrowly escaped being lynched as angry youths pursued the motorcycle while shouting and attempting to attack him.

The circumstances that triggered the confrontation were not immediately clear as of the time of filing this report.

The development comes barely 48 hours after the NDC formally unveiled Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.

The party had, on Saturday evening, announced Obi’s emergence as its flagbearer. Shortly after securing the ticket, the former Anambra State governor unveiled former Kano State governor and political heavyweight Kwankwaso as his running mate.

Obi and Kwankwaso recently defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the NDC, citing internal disagreements and protracted legal disputes within their former party.

The latest incident in Kano highlights growing political tensions ahead of the 2027 general election, particularly in states expected to play a decisive role in determining the outcome of the presidential contest.

Efforts to obtain official reactions from the Kano State Police Command and the NDC leadership in the state were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.

No casualties were immediately reported, while security agencies had yet to issue a statement on the incident.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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