A Sokoto Chief Magistrate Court on Friday remanded Shafi’u Umar in a correction centre for allegedly circulating falsehood against Governor Ahmad Aliyu and his wife on social media platform.
Umar, 37, who was the Special Assistant to former Governor Aminu Tambuwal, is charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving matter known to be defamatory. The case was first mentioned on Aug. 26, and the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Abdurahman Mansur, said the offence contravened the penal code law. According to the First Information Report , the defendant committed the offence on July 18.
The defendant had pleaded not guilty to the charge. The lead Defence Counsel, Mr Al’Mustafa Abubakar, made an oral application for bail which was objected to by the prosecution before the magistrate reserved for ruling. Earlier, Abubakar urged the Judge to adjourn the case for definite hearing, arguing that the prosecution is hiding under the guise of investigation, which ought to have been completed before the next sitting.
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