# Sunderland councillor guilty over grossly offensive post about Nigerians

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/reform-councillor-who-said-nigerians-should-be-melted-down-and-used-to-fill-in-potholes-guilty-of-sending-grossly-offensive-message/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:59:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T16:36:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16277943/Reform-councillor-said-Nigerians-melted-used-potholes-guilty-sending-grossly-offensive-message.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Africa, Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- Sunderland councillor Glenn Gibbins was convicted over a Facebook post about Nigerians.
- The judge said the post suggested an ethnic minority could be eradicated.
- Gibbins was suspended by Reform UK and plans to appeal.

## Summary

Sunderland councillor Glenn Gibbins has been found guilty of posting a grossly offensive message about Nigerians, after a court rejected his claim that it was a joke. The case matters because the post, made before his election, prompted concern in the local Nigerian community and led Reform UK to suspend him.

Gibbins, 66, was convicted at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court under the Communications Act 2003 over a 2024 Facebook post suggesting Nigerians be melted down to fill potholes. District Judge Zoe Passfield said it implied that an ethnic minority could be eradicated. Campaign group Hope Not Hate found the post while reviewing his social media after he became a Reform candidate; he was elected in May and suspended in August. Gibbins plans to appeal.

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