A Chief Magistrate Court 2, in Yola, Adamawa state on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a business man, Ali Yakubu Numan, to 2 years and 6 months in prison for insulting Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
Ali was convicted for 2 years in prison with option of N50, 000 fine for using abusive language against Fintiri, and also convicted for 6 months without option of fine for the disturbance of public peace.
Magistrate Japhet Ibrahim Basani, tried and found the business man guilty; hence his conviction for the 2 offences as charged by the prosecution.
NEWS PLATFORM recalls that Ali Numan, had on the11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 20th and 29th July, 2021, wrote and published insulting statements in Hausa and Fulfulde languages on his facebook page against the Governor.
He described Governor Fintiri in the publication as a thief, a biggest and father of all thieves in Nigeria who stole indomie, spaghetti and hundreds of billions.
Earlier, counsels to the complainant, A. M. Iliyasu, and M.A. Adamu, called 2 witnesses who testified in court and tendered confessional statements in both English and Hausa languages respectively among other exhibits.
On his part, counsel to the defendant and now convict, R. N. Agav, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, informing the court that his client is a first time offender.
.
No comments:
Post a Comment