72-year-man jailed for insulting Buhari after bandits killed family members
DAILY POST reported earlier that three Izala and two others were arrested by the Katsina State police command for the offence.The suspects, 70-year-old, Lawal Abdullahi Izala; Bahajaje Abu,30 and Hamza Abubakar, 27,The court on Tuesday found Izala guilty of two-count charges of inciting violence and disrespect for civil authorities.
The 72-year-old was sentenced to six months jail term for the first charge and one year for the other charge with an option of N10,000 fine for the first charge and N20,000 for the second.He explained that he visited his village and found out that bandits had killed his family members and rustled 15 of his cows.
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