Two standup comedians in Kano State, Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad Bala yesterday got unusual punishments for defaming Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on their Tiktok accounts.
A Magistrate Court presided over by Aminu Muhammad Gabari yesterday ordered that they be thrashed 20 lashes of the cane.
Gabari also ruled that the two comedians sweep and wash the toilets on the premises of the Magistrate Court located at Noman’s Land area of Kano metropolis for 30 days.
“They will receive 20 lashes each, to be administered in the public. They should also sweep and wash the toilets of Justice Aloma Mukthar Court Complex in No-man’s-land,” the judge ruled.
The court also ordered the two accused to pay a fine of N10,000 each for defaming the character of the Kano State governor.
They will pay another fine of N10,000 each for “inciting public disturbance.”