Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State
A Senior Magistrate Court in Kano has stated that two men will be given 20 strokes of the cane and 30 days community service for defaming the character of the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Mubarak Isa and Nazifi Bala received sentences following the defamation on their TikTok social media accounts.
The defendants, whose age and addresses were not provided by the court were convicted on two-count charge bordering on defamation of character and inciting public disturbance.
Senior Magistrate Aminu Gabari sentenced the defendants to 20 strokes of cane and 30 days community service, including sweeping and washing toilets of the court complex at Noman’s Land.
Gabari also ordered the convicts to pay additional N20,000 fine each, make a video on social media and tender an apology to Ganduje.
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