The Kano State Magistrate Court on Monday ordered that skit makers Mubarak Muhammad aka Uniquepikin and Nazifi Bala be flogged for defaming the character of Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in a Tiktok video.
Magistrate Aminu Gabari, in his ruling, also ordered the duo to sweep and wash the toilets on the premises of the magistrate’s court located at No-man’s-land area of Kano metropolis for 30 days.
Adding to their punishment, the Magistrate ordered the comedians to pay a fine of N10,000 each for criticising and mocking Ganduje in the video. He also ordered them to pay another fine of N10,000 each for inciting 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.
