BREAKING: Drama as Court Jails Ex-PDP Gov's Aide For Allegedly Defaming APC Gov and Wife
- A former Governor Aminu Tambuwal's aide, Shafi'u Umar-Tureta, has been remanded at a correctional centre by a Magistrate court in Sokoto
- Tureti is accused of spreading false information about Governor Ahmed Aliyu and his wife in the state
- His lawyer made a verbal application for his bail but was rejected by the prosecuting counsel, and the judge adjourned the case till September 18
A Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State has remanded Shafi'u Umar-Tureta, a former Special Assistant to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, in correctional centre custody. Tureta is accused of circulating false information about Governor Ahmad Aliyu and his wife on social media.
The accused was charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving defamatory matter, contravening the penal code law. He denied the allegations, and his lawyer, Al'Mustafa Abubakar, applied for bail, but the prosecution and magistrate objected.
Chief Magistrate Fatima Hassan reserved her ruling and adjourned the case to September 18, 2024, for a hearing. She ordered Tureta to be remanded in custody, citing the need for a formal bail application from the defence counsel due to the nature of the offences.
The former governor's aide was accused of spreading a video of Hajia Fatima Aliyu. In the video, the first lady was seen spreading money on the ground during the celebration of her birthday.
It was also alleged that Tureta was responsible for sharing a document indicting Governor Aliyu for failing his Senior Secondary School Examination. The governor was accused of scoring F9 and could not speak in English.
Governor Aliyu had recently been in the news following the move of the state House of Assembly to amend the law governing the traditional council in the state. The law reduced the power of the Sultan of Sokoto.
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