A Kano Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of popular TikToker, Ashiru Idris, popularly known as Maiwushirya, for allegedly sharing indecent videos involving a dwarf woman on social media.
The presiding judge, Magistrate Halima Wali of Court No. 7, directed that Idris be held in custody for two weeks pending further hearing of the case filed against him by the Kano State Film and Video Censorship Board.
The TikToker was arrested last week by officials of the Censorship Board following the circulation of viral videos showing him shirtless and engaging in what authorities described as “immoral and demeaning acts” with an unidentified midget woman.
According to the Board, the videos violated the state’s censorship regulations, which prohibit the production and distribution of obscene or sexually suggestive materials.
The Board’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, revealed that the court also ordered the woman involved in the video to appear in the next sitting.
“The court has directed that the woman should appear before the next hearing. We had earlier asked the suspect to assist in locating her, but he refused. Now that there is a court order, we are optimistic she will be found,” Sulaiman stated.
He further disclosed that the woman is believed to have fled to Zamfara State, but efforts are underway to bring her back to Kano to face trial alongside the TikToker.
