Crime
The song about Ganduje, wife that lands rapper in jail
A Kano-based rapper has ended up in prison for yapping defamatory lyrics about Kano Gov Abdullahi Ganduje.
Mohammed Yusuf, also known as AGY, bagged two years from Chief Magistrate Aminu Gabari of the Magistrate Court 72, No-man’s Land, Kano.
AGY’s song that went viral was hammering Ganduje for allegedly taking sackfuls of greenbacks in bribe, rigging elections, and fragmenting the Kano emirate.
And the final straw: the rapper quipped Ganduje could sell his goggo for money.
Goggo means wife.
According to the Daily Nigerian, the singer was arrested by the police last Monday night and arraigned before the Magistrate Court.
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, AGY bagged six months each with an option of N50,000 fine apiece; on count 3, the musician got one year without option of fine.
-
Featured5 days agoInside INEC’s race to prepare for Nigeria’s 2027 elections
-
Featured5 days ago2027: APC unveils nationwide campaign timetable, Tinubu to rally in 12 states
-
Latest1 week agoUCTH faces morgue crisis as 50 unclaimed corpses await mass burial
-
Business7 days agoPresident Tinubu and the Low Transport Fares Fiasco
-
Business1 week agoBREAKING: Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops to 14.63% in September
-
Business5 days agoCourt dismisses ₦170m Trade Fair contract claim, says Zenith Bank was not a party
-
Latest7 days agoGlobal excitement builds as Healing Streams Live Services returns October 23
-
Business3 days agoNaira faces exchange rate gap as Dollar hits N1,380 on parallel market