As 2027 approaches, Gombe battles new face of political thuggery

With Nigeria’s 2027 elections approaching, Gombe State is confronting a form of political thuggery that increasingly extends beyond the streets and into smartphones. The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, CP Umar Chuso. With Nigeria’s 2027 elections approaching, Gombe State is confronting a form of political thuggery that increasingly extends beyond the streets and into smartphones.The development has...

• With Nigeria’s 2027 elections approaching, Gombe State is confronting a form of political thuggery that increasingly extends beyond the streets and into smartphones.
• The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, CP Umar Chuso.
• With Nigeria’s 2027 elections approaching, Gombe State is confronting a form of political thuggery that increasingly extends beyond the streets and into smartphones.The development has heightened concerns among security officials, political analysts and civil-society voices that traditional political violence could be taking on a new digital form — one capable of turning misinformation, hate speech and online intimidation into real-world conflict, CHIMA AZUBUIKE reports At about 6am, on a Sunday when Christians were preparing for worship, an alarming message about an alleged bandit invasion of a church in Akko Local Government Area arrived in a WhatsApp group used by residents of a community in Gombe State.It was short, alarming and seemingly urgent.