The Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State has granted bail to a former Governor Aminu Tambuwal’ aide Shafi’u Umar, who was arraigned over alleged circulation of falsehood against Governor Ahmed Aliyu and his wife.
The case was first mentioned on August,26, and the said the offence contravened the penal code law.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), which was read by the Police Prosecutor, Inspector Abdurahman Mansur, the defendant committed the offence on July 18.
The Prosecution said the defendant circulated a video of the governor’s wife, Hajia Fatima Aliyu “spraying” money during her birthday ceremony in spite of the present hardships faced by citizens.
Umar was also accused of sharing a document which indicated that Gov. Aliyu failed his Senior Secondary School Examination, scored F9 and was incapable of speaking English.
The defendant had pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded in Correctional center custody.
Ruling in the bail application filed by the lead Defence Counsel, Al’Mustafa Abubakar, the trail judge, Magistrate Fatima Hassan, granted Umar bail in N1 million with a surety in like sum.
Hassan ordered that the surety should be a resident of Sokoto and deposits his National Identity Card along with two copies of passport photographs in the court.
She adjourned the case to Oct. 10, 2024 for prosecution to complete their investigation as assured by Police Prosecutor Mansur.
She ordered that the defendant should be remanded in a corrections facility for failure of bail conditions.
