Kano State magistrate court has ruled, two standup comedians based in the State will be beaten for defaming the character of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano State Governor as seen on their Tiktok accounts.
The two comedians namely Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala, will be flogged 20 times as punishment for their offense, according to the Magistrate, Aminu Gabari.
The magistrate also ordered in is ruling on Monday that the two offenders should sweep and wash the toilets of magistrates court located at No-man’s-land area of Kano metropolis for 30 days.
In an information gathered from Within Nigeria website, he also gave an order to the convicted comedians to pay a fine of Ten Thousand Naira each for defamation of Ganduje character and they will still pay Ten Thousand Naira each again for inciting public disturbance.
Senior Magistrate Gabari similarly administered non-custodial terms against the convicts and ordered the convicts to produce a video on social media to tender an apology to Ganduje.
The convicts had on Friday, November 4, pleaded guilty to the two counts of defamation and inciting public disturbance slammed against them.
In the first report, the two comedians had on the verified Tiktok accounts damaged the reputation of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano State Governor.
Consequently, Barrister Wada Wada, Principal State Counsel Prosecutor of Kano State Ministry of Justice, applied for a summary trial against the two comedians and the Magistrate fixed today (Monday) for a sentence.
