A magistrate’s court in Kano has sentenced a budding songster, Mohammed Yusuf, to two years imprisonment for defaming the character of the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje in a viral song.

Mr Yusuf, popularly known as AGY, recorded the innuendo-laden hit song which dwells on the governor’s alleged avarice, creation of new emirates in the state and election rigging.

The singer was arrested by the police on Monday night and arraigned before Magistrate Court 72, Noman’s Land presided by Aminu Gabari.

During the summary trial on Wednesday, the court found Mr Yusuf guilty of three-count charges of releasing a song without the approval of the Kano State Censorship Board, releasing a video without obtaining same approval and defamation of the character of Mr Ganduje.

On count 1 and 2, the singer was sentenced to six months each with an option N50,000 fine each, while on count 3, the musician bagged one year without option of fine.

Although the song was meant to praise the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II as the chorus implies, the singer lashed at the governor in some of the stanzas, saying the governor can sell his wife (Goggo) because of money.

The contentious lines read thus:
Kano governor has already turned blind,
I swear what you did is hurting us,
For lucre, governor is more than a thief
For lucre, governor can sell out Goggo

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Freedom of speech dey I no go dull you,

But freedom after speech I can't assure you..... Olamide badooo


Lol

Na wa o

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Buhari will start soon.

FTC

The court no even waste time.

Power

Neil0072009:
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Good for him why disrespecting Kano people

His songs be making him some cools cash while he is chilling in prison.

Two years later he is out and balling

Ganduje wey pack dollars o...

Person sing against am... collect jail sentence ... chai

this is what happen in a country ruled by Mr "integrity" buhari

Fela will be grinning in his grave.

Democracy in Nigeria is scam

Lol

Really?

Our brothers

Oga oo

But is he lying?

what if Ganduje is ex military? that man no get joy. wetin make America president come do



bye bye to democracy in Kano. this is exactly what Buhari want, they're just looking for the common man to make a scapegoat. if falz was a common man, he would have been visiting DSS office like an applicant


it's well with us in this boring next level

Rubbish instead of locking up this bastards we’ve given them the liberty and power to be above criticism and the law.if a common musician can be sentenced for two years for singing about an individual then corrupt politicians should face firing squad

There's time to talk, there's time to be quiet. That's wisdom!

So he still has a "character" that is defamable

D music go sell because of dis