The Federal Prime Courtroom in Abuja has ordered the remand of Sanusi Dankaka at Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations that he threatened to submit nude movies and images of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Fb.
Justice Salim Ibrahim issued the order on Monday after the Division of State Products and services, DSS, arraigned Dankaka on two counts of alleged cybercrime. The defendant pleaded no longer in charge to each fees.
Consistent with the Information Company of Nigeria, Nan, the DSS filed the case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/699/2026, on October 22, accusing Dankaka of committing the alleged offences in October 2026.
Within the first rely, the prosecution alleged that Dankaka and different individuals nonetheless at huge used his Fb account, Sanusi Dankaka Yahaya, to threaten to free up the governor’s alleged nude movies and images.
The DSS informed the courtroom that the newsletter was once false and claimed that the defendant meant to motive annoyance, inconvenience, insult and damage to the governor.
The prosecution stated the alleged acts violated Phase 27(1)(6) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so on.) Act, 2015, as amended, and have been punishable below Phase 24(1) of the similar regulation.
When the case got here up on Monday, DSS suggest Yusuf Afegbua informed the courtroom that the subject was once scheduled for the listening to.
Dankaka’s legal professional, Kauna Penzin, additionally knowledgeable the courtroom that she was once in a position for the listening to.
After the fees have been learn to him, Dankaka denied the allegations.
Afegbua due to this fact requested the courtroom to mend a date for trial and asked an order remanding the defendant at Kuje Correctional Centre. The defence suggest didn’t oppose the applying.
Justice Ibrahim adjourned the case till December 7 for trial and ordered that Dankaka stay in custody.