A Magistrate Court in Kano, under the jurisdiction of Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, has sentenced popular TikTok creator Abubakar Usman Kilina to one year in prison.
However, the court offered him the alternative of paying a ₦100,000 fine, along with ₦30,000 in compensation to the Kano State Film Censorship Board for what it deemed a “waste of the agency’s time.”
As reported by Freedom Radio, Kilina was convicted for promoting indecent behavior, featuring cross-dressers in one of his TikTok videos, and using offensive language.
The sentencing followed a case filed against him by the Kano State Film Censorship Board.
Magistrate Hadiza warned Kilina to desist from actions that violate public decency and warned that should he repeat such offenses, the court would have no option but to impose the full sentence without the option of a fine.