A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Gyadi Gyadi, Kano State, has sentenced popular TikToker, Usman Musa Majidadi, to 13 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges bordering on conspiracy, public nuisance following a case instituted against him by the Kano State Government.
During the proceedings, the government counsel, Garzali Maigari Bichi, presented the charges before the court.
The defendant pleaded guilty after the charges were read to him on the order of the magistrate.
The court sentenced Majidadi to seven months’ imprisonment, or a fine of N70,000, for conspiracy.
He was also sentenced to three months in prison without an option of fine for public nuisance and another three months without an option of fine for making obscene and indecent remarks.
The sentences bring the total to 13 months in prison.
The court further ordered Majidadi to delete all obscene comments and videos previously posted on his TikTok account.
The case formed part of the state government’s efforts to address content and conduct considered offensive or capable of constituting a public nuisance.
