By Aminat Umar
The Kano State Magistrates’ Court on Monday, November 7, 2022 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.
The convicts had on Friday, November 4, pleaded guilty to the two counts of defamation and inciting public disturbance slammed against them.
The video which was posted on TikTok last week showed the duo depicting Ganduje as a corrupt politician who sold every available public plot of land in the state.
When the charges were read to them, the two skit makers pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and defamation of character of the governor.
