Hearing of purported
fake wedding video of president Muhammad Buhari and Minister of Humanitarian
Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Faruq on Wednesday
could not proceed due to the inability of the complainant to tender the case
file.
The alleged
mastermind of the fake wedding video, Kabiru Mohammad was initially arraigned
before a Kano Magistrates court 72, sitting on Nomansland in Sabon Gari, Kano
on 14th January 2020, for defamation and injurious falsehood.
Although, DSS
paraded Kabiru at its Abuja headquarters, he was brought to Kano on remand
proceeding with the aforementioned charges.
Kabiru who had been
granted N1million bail, two sureties and other conditions, was billed to appear
before Magistrate Aminu Gabari today for hearing on the substantive charges.
Appearing before the
Magistrate, complainant’s counsel, Ishaya B. Bulus sought for adjournment of
the case due to delay in the submission of the case file.
Barrister Bulus told
the court that process of transmitting the case file to the office of Kano
state Attorney-General and commissioner for Justice who will then apply proper
legal framework was still in progress.
Responding, counsel
to the defendant, Ali A. Jamilu who did not object to the complainant’s demand,
however, urged the court to reduce part of the bail conditions, particularly
the number of days the complainant reported to the DSS office.
Barrister Jamilu
argued that the accused person had suffered enough injury, occasioned by the
stringent conditions, urging the court to temper justice with mercy.
In his ruling,
Magistrate Gabari granted the application of the defense, reduced the daily
report of Kabiru to DSS to once a week.
The case is adjourned
till 24th March 2020, for hearing.
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