A Magistrate’s court in Kano has
sentenced an artiste, Mohammed Yusuf, to two years imprisonment for defaming
the character of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in a viral song.
Popularly known as AGY, Yusuf
recorded the hit song which mocked the governor’s alleged dollar bribe,
creation of new Kano emirates and election rigging.
Daily Nigerian reports that the
singer was arrested by the police last Monday night and arraigned before
Magistrate Court 72, Noman’s Land presided by Aminu Gabari.
During the summary trial days
later, the court found Mr Yusuf guilty of three-count charges of releasing a
song without the approval of the Kano State Censorship Board, releasing a video
without obtaining same approval and defamation of the character of Mr Ganduje.
On count 1 and 2, the singer was
sentenced to six months each with an option of N50,000 fine each, while on
count 3, the musician bagged one year without option of fine.
Although the song was meant to
praise the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the chorus implies, the singer
lashed at the governor in some of the stanzas, saying the governor can even
sell his wife (Goggo) because of money.
Part of the contentious lines
read: “Kano governor has already turned blind, I swear what you did is hurting
us, For lucre, governor is more than a thief, For lucre, governor can sell out
Goggo”.
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