Legal problems have been experienced by TikTokers in Kano on multiple occasions
Two users of TikTok, Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa, were each given a sentence of one year in prison by a Magistrate Court in Kano.
The videos that they shared were found to be objectionable to individuals’ moral and religious beliefs.
Prior to their detention, the Kano State Censorship Board had taken the two individuals into custody on the grounds that they had violated public morality through their posts on social media.
The prosecutor, Garzali Maigari Bichi, brought charges against the convicted individuals, accusing them of engaging in criminal conspiracy and spreading illegal content on the internet during the proceedings of the court.
The content creators (defendants) pleaded guilty to both of the accusations. In his sentencing, the presiding magistrate, Hadiza Muhammad Hassan, also provided the convicted individuals with the option of paying a fine of one hundred thousand Nigerian naira. For the defendants’ sake, the magistrate asked them to maintain a good conduct.
Legal problems have been experienced by TikTokers in Kano on multiple occasions before.
A number of TikTok users in the state have been detained by the Kano Hisbah Board on suspicion of deviating from Islamic law.
On the basis of suspicions that she had participated in immoral conduct, Murja Kunya was taken into custody and placed on detention in prison in February of 2024.
During the month of June in the year 2024, G-Fresh al-Amin, another TikToker, was taken into custody for acting inappropriately. During the most recent Salah celebration, it was heard that he had recited Fatiha, which is the first chapter of the Quran, in an awkward manner.