A man named Sabi’u Ibrahim Chamo has been sentenced to six- month imprisonment for insulting and defaming Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar’s character on Facebook, by a Magistrates’ Court in Dutse.
The Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 sitting in Dutse, presided over by Batula Dauda gave Chamo an alternative of N20,000 fine with 20 strokes of cane for defaming the governor.
Chamo was first arrested on Christmas Eve and detained before he was charged to court for failure to substantiate the allegations he made on Facebook.
The police prosecutor told the court that he was arraigned over an allegation he made that the governor defrauded many All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants by collecting money to give them party tickets.
The convicted critic pleaded guilty to the charge and the court sentenced him to six months in prison, with alternative to pay N20,000 as fine and 20 strokes of the cane to serve as a deterrent to others.
