Armed police officers and other security personnel are protecting campaign posters and billboards of President Bola Tinubu in Kaduna State ahead of his visit to the state on Saturday.
The deployment comes ahead of the flag-off of the 2027 presidential campaign in Kaduna.
Security operatives are stationed at strategic locations across the metropolis to prevent possible vandalism of campaign materials.
Personnel of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Authority (KASTLEA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were among those assigned to protect the posters and billboards, particularly along major roads leading to the Kaduna Township Stadium, the venue of the expected rally.
Although no immediate response to our reporter’s enquiry on what necessitated the deployment by the statement government, a security operative deployed for the assignment told Daily Trust that some personnel had been selected to guard the campaign materials from the Township Stadium area to Kawo.
“We were assigned alongside KASTLEA marshals to protect Tinubu’s billboards and posters from being vandalised before the campaign rally.
“Our duty is mostly at night because that is when the youths can carry out such acts,” he said.
The source added that the assignment followed a circular issued by their unit directing some personnel to provide security for the campaign materials.
Meanwhile, our correspondent who monitored security arrangements across the metropolis observed police officers and plain-clothes operatives stationed at major roads and roundabouts, where they maintained vigilance over motorists and other road users.
Police patrol vehicles were also sighted around the venue of the expected rally and along Ahmadu Bello Way, including the roundabout near the former NEPA office.
Armed police officers were also observed around the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital roundabout as security preparations intensified ahead of the visit.
President Tinubu is expected to be joined by governors from the seven states in the North-West for the campaign-related event in Kaduna.
The rally is expected to draw party supporters and other political stakeholders to the state.
The Kaduna Township Stadium, venue of tomorrow’s All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign flag-off, has been given a facelift ahead of the arrival of President Bola Tinubu and governors from the seven North-West states on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
The about 8,000-capacity stadium has been repainted and decorated with APC flags ahead of the event.
A visit to the venue showed that roads leading to the stadium had also been adorned with billboards and posters of President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani.
Inside the stadium, the conveniences, pavilion and other facilities had been prepared for guests expected to attend the campaign rally.
The stadium shares a boundary with the Kaduna State Police Command headquarters, while vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force’s special response team were seen stationed around the entrance, indicating heightened security ahead of the event.
The venue has also been restricted to the public ahead of the rally, with APC flags flying and the premises decorated with green lawns and campaign posters of the president.
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