A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Monday, November 7, 2022, sentenced two Tiktok influencers to 20 strokes of the cane and 30 days of community service for defaming the character of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje
Mubarak Isa and Nazifi Bala received sentences following the defamation on their Tiktok social media accounts.
The defendants were convicted on a two-count charge of defamation of character and inciting public disturbance.
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Senior Magistrate Aminu Gabari sentenced the defendants to 20 strokes of the cane and 30 days of community service, including sweeping and washing toilets of the Court’s complex at Noman’s Land.
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Gabari also ordered the convicts to pay an additional N20,000 fine each and post an apology video on social media.
Earlier, the Prosecutor, Mr Wada Ahmad-Wada, had told the court that the defendants committed the offence in October 2022 on their Tiktok social media accounts.
He said that the defendants posted that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje does not see land without selling it and he sleeps a lot.
The defendants pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to the prosecutor, the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 392 and 114 of the Penal Code.