November 08, (THEWILL) – The duo of Mubarak Isa Muhammad, aka uniquepikin and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, are to receive 20 strokes of the cane each for slandering the Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
The skit makers were taken to court after they were captured in a viral TikTok video calling out Ganduje.
In the video, which was made in the Hausa language, they referred to Ganduje as a corrupt politician, who sold every available plot of land in the state. And that he sleeps a lot.
“This is a chapter that is talking about Ganduje. And who is this Ganduje, he is a husband to an influential woman and a father to an Arabian.
“And he is from Kano state. The qualities of this Ganduje are as follows, he is a governor that loves to sleep.
“But he has become a suspect in the eyes of the people of Kano. To say a few of his qualities and talents, whenever he sees a piece of land in Kano, he will definitely take his share.
“To explain this further, it is either that they make it available for sale or sell it off completely, but in the end, something questionable must occur”, they stated in their post.
The prosecutor, Barrister Wada Ahmad Wada and Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice, had applied for a summary trial against the two.
When the case resumed on Monday, November 7, for judgement, Magistrate Aminu Muhammad Gabari ordered the convicts to pay a fine of N10,000 each for defaming the character of the Kano State Governor.
He also ordered them to pay another fine of N10,000 each for inciting public disturbance.
The convicts were also ordered to make a video on social media tendering an apology to Ganduje.
And they would receive 20 lashes each for defaming the character of Governor Ganduje in their Tiktok accounts.
The court also ordered them to sweep and wash the toilets of No-mans-land and the Magistrates Court premises for 30 days.
“They will receive 20 lashes each, to be administered in public. They should also sweep and wash the toilets of Justice Aloma Mukhtar Court Complex in No-man’s-land”, the judge ruled.
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