A Gusau Upper Shariah Court 1, on
Tuesday remanded a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state,
Alhaji Ibrahim Danmaliki, over alleged defamation and incitement.
The defendant was arraigned on
charges of defamation and incitement.
Justice Hadi Sani, ordered the
defendant to be remanded in a correctional facility and adjourned the case
until Dec. 12, for the continuation of the hearing.
The State Attorney-General, Mr
Ibrahim Haruna, who arraigned the defendant, told the court that the defendant
allegedly defamed the state Governor in a publication Nov. 16, in the social
media.
Haruna alleged that the defendant
also through the same medium, caused a publication to incite members of the
public against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led administration in the
state.
He said the offences contravened
Sections 287 and 142 of the Shariah Penal Code.
Haruna urged the court not to
grant the defendant bail until the next adjourned date to guard against future
occurrence.
The defendant, a former
commissioner in the state pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The defence counsel, Mr Bello
Umar, however, asked for a copy of the charges after the court refused his bail
application.
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