TikTokers caned, ordered to wash toilets as court rules they defamed Nigerian governor

 

Mubarak Isah Muhammad, 26, and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, 23, each received 20 lashes for making defamatory statements about the governor, CNN cites a spokesperson for Kano State Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, as saying.

 

The two friends, according to Ibrahim, were sentenced on November 7 after being brought before a magistrate’s court on November 11. They were remanded in custody over the weekend, the judiciary spokesman said.

 

"They admitted the charges. They didn’t even ask or beg for a lawyer to stand for them," Ibrahim told CNN.

 

"They were arraigned before the Kano State Magistrate Court for defaming the character of Governor Umar Ganduje on their TikTok social media account. When the charges were read to them, they pleaded guilty to the two counts of … defamation of character and inciting public disturbance," Ibrahim said.