The judge also ordered the Tiktokers to sweep the court premises and wash toilets for 30 days
The No Man’s Land Magistrates Court, Kano has convicted two TikTokers for defaming the character of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of the State.
The convicts, Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad Bala were accused of posting that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje “sleeps a lot” on their Tiktok account.
Convicting the duo, the presiding Magistrate Aminu Muhammad Gabari, ordered 20 lashes to be given to them.
The judge also ordered the Tiktokers to sweep the court premises and wash toilets for 30 days for defaming the character of the Kano governor.
The convicts earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of defamation and inciting public disturbance slammed against them.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the two men posted on their Tiktok account known as Unique Pickin, that Governor Ganduje does not see a land without selling it and that he sleeps a lot, VON reports.
The prosecutor, Wada Ahmad Wada, Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice, applied for a summary trial.
Magistrate Aminu Muhammad Gabari ordered the convicts to pay a fine of N10,000 each for defaming the character of the governor.
He also ordered them to pay another fine of N10,000 each for inciting public disturbance.
He ordered 20 lashes to be administered in public against the convicts, including sweeping and washing toilets of the court for 30 days.
He also ordered the convicts to make a video on social media in which they will tender an apology to Governor Ganduje.