Court Orders Suspect Held Over Threat to Publish Kano Governor’s Nude Photos
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Sanusi Dankaka held at Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations that he threatened to publish nude images of Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
Justice Salim Ibrahim issued the order on Monday after the Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned Dankaka on two alleged cybercrime charges.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, prosecutors accused Dankaka and unidentified accomplices of using his Facebook account to threaten the release of the governor’s alleged nude photographs and videos.
The DSS alleged that the proposed publication was intended to cause annoyance, inconvenience, insult and injury to Yusuf, citing provisions of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, as amended.
Dankaka pleaded not guilty to both charges when they were read to him before the court during Monday’s proceedings.
DSS counsel Yusuf Afegbua requested a trial date and sought an order for the defendant’s continued detention. Defence counsel Kauna Penzin did not oppose the application.
Justice Ibrahim adjourned the case until December 7 for trial and directed that Dankaka remain at Kuje Correctional Centre pending further proceedings.
The allegations have yet to be proven in court, and the defendant remains entitled to the presumption of innocence as the case proceeds.
