A former winner of Big Brother Africa, 2014
edition, Idris Sultan has reportedly been
arrested for laughing at a throwback photo of
President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli in
a short video he shared online.





Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, his lawyer
Benedict Ishabakaki said that he was accused
of contravening the Cybercrimes Act 2015
against cyberbullying.

The Throwback Picture


The law states:

“A person shall not initiate or send any
electronic communication using a computer
system to another person with intent to coerce,
intimidate, harass or cause emotional damage.”

Ishabakaki said they are now awaiting the
arraignment of Idris who has been in police
custody for two days and accused of using the
internet to harass the President


Ishabakaki said;

“They have not told him till now if he has
broken any clause … but their questioning
behavior is related to the video. We hope he
can be released on bail today. In short, the
police claim Idris used the internet to harass
the president.”

This is however not the first time he has been
arrested.

In October 2019, he was arrested for photo-
shopping President John Pombe Magufuli. While
summoning Idris, Dar es Salaam Regional
Commander Paul Makonda claimed the
comedian didn’t know the boundaries of his
work.


https://m.guardian.ng/life/bba-winner-idris-sultan-arrested-for-bullying-tanzanian-president/

who no go laugh to this picture abeg??

africa will always be africa..africa leaders no dey carry last.. if na me i go laugh in Corona Language.... na the legs me i see oo.. they look pi.gi.h to me

What happened to freedom of expression? He probably didn't mean it the wrong way. This is tyranny! What is wrong with this continent sef?

One has to be very careful these days on what we say on social media
Talk nonsense like this you will be surprised where you will find yourself in the next 24hrs

This president and Ben Ayade look no different. See human being president, abeg. Lol.

Hahahahah the throwback is funny tho. The guy was even wrong for even doing a short video.
Had it been it was Nigeria I guess a high percentage of the nation will be of the nation will be arrested. Especially those who mocked Good luck Jonathan and Mama Peace.
Everything still boils down to be careful of what you post on social media it has powers this days

I laughed harder reading the post and seeing the photo at the same time.

Abeg, the photo no reach to laugh?