Two persons, Mubarak Muhammad and Nazifi Bala were on Wednesday arraigned before Kano Magistrate Court 58 Noman’s land Kano, for alleged defamation of character against the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
The two young men who were arraigned before the presiding Magistrate Aminu Gabari, were accused of defaming Governor Ganduje’s character by portraying him in one of their skits as a corrupt governor who has engaged in several corrupt practices, including selling most of the state’s land.
After the First Information Report was read over to the defendants, they pleaded guilty to the content.
The Prosecutor, Ahmad Wada, Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice, applied for summary trial of the two defendants.
The court found them guilty as charged and adjourned the matter to November 7, 2022, for sentence.
