Councillor Mustafa Ahmed (pictured) at the scene of the graffiti left from the protest. Credits: Councillor Mustafa Ahmed on Facebook

Deputy Leader Zahira Naz has spoken out against the Darnall anti-migrant protest believed to be held by Patriot Platform.

“We will not be intimidated, divided or silenced,” the Labour councillor stated.

In the early morning of Sunday, October 11, South Yorkshire Police received reports of a gathering of people on Catley Road, Sheffield.

Police said they attended and the group dispersed around 8.40am. They then received a report of criminal damage concerning a graffitied road.

Neighbourhoods Inspector Andrew Rimmer said: “This was a contained incident involving a nationally coordinated gathering in front of a locked bus compound.

“There is no intelligence to suggest there is any wider risk to the local community.”

Burngreave Councillor Mustafa Ahmed visited the location post-incident and following observation, had said the march was aimed at the coach company.

He also expressed concerns that the area was chosen due to its large Muslim community as a means to intimidate and frighten.

Cllr Mustafa Ahmed described the graffiti left on the coach grounds to be “alleging that the coaches were being used to transport refugees.”

Tommy Robinson, promoting the protest on X, described the protest as the far-right group’s “latest mission” and called the Sheffield area an “Islamic ghetto.”

In response, Cllr Mustafa Ahmed stated, “I condemn your racist language about Darnall.

“Stay away from Sheffield and stop spreading hatred. There is no place for racism or Islamophobia in our city.”