A whistleblower, Mahdi Shehu, has been remanded in prison for allegedly sharing a fake video.
He was remanded in Kaduna Custodial Centre till January 14 by a chief magistrate court sitting in Kaduna on Tuesday.
Mr Mahdi was arraigned before Magistrate Abubakar Lamido on two-count charge of conspiracy, aiding and abetting terrorism by the Department of State Services (DSS).
The security agency said the alleged offence is contrary to Section 26 (2)(3) of the Terrorism (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Inciting Public Disturbances Contrary to Section 78 of the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State, 2017.
Mahdi was arrested a few days ago by the DSS after he allegedly rebuffed pleas to pull down inciting videos he posted online claiming that President Bola Tinubu granted France the approval to set up a military base in northern Nigeria.
This is coming days after the military leader of Niger Republic, Abdourahamane Tchiani, said France had set up a military base in northern Nigeria.
In his ruling, Magistrate Lamido held that Mahdi remain in a correctional facility in Kaduna until January 14, 2025, for further hearing on the matter.
