The Kano State Magistrates’ Court on
Monday ordered that two comedians,
Mubarak Muhammad, and Nazifi Bala,
be given 20 lashes for defaming the
state Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on
their Tiktok accounts.
Magistrate Aminu Gabari, in his ruling,
also ordered the duo to sweep and wash
the toilets on the premises of the
magistrates’ court for 30 days.
He further directed that the 20 lashes be
administered in public.
The magistrate also ordered the
convicts to pay a fine of N10,000 each
for defaming Ganduje and another
N10,000 for causing public disturbance.
Senior Magistrate Gabari similarly
administered non-custodial terms
against the convicts and ordered them
to produce a video on social media to
tender an apology to the governor.
Recall that the convicts had on Friday,
November 4, pleaded guilty to the two
counts of defamation and inciting public
disturbance slammed against them.
According to the First Information
Report, the duo had on their verified
Tiktok account defamed Ganduje.
The prosecutor, Wada Ahmad, from the
Kano State Ministry of Justice, applied
for summary trial of the duo as the
magistrate fixed Monday for sentencing.
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Useless people, they will keep improvising their people, oppression of the highest order

Issokay

Power of power.

Africans are not ready to grow.