A Magistrate’s Court in Kano on Monday ordered the remand of popular TikToker, Ashiru Idris, also known as Mai Wushirya, at a correctional centre for allegedly sharing indecent videos featuring a dwarf woman on social media.
Presiding Magistrate Halima Wali of Court No. 7 directed that the influencer be kept in custody for two weeks pending further hearing on the case.
It would be recalled that officials of the Kano State Censorship Board arrested Mai Wushirya last week after videos showing him shirtless and engaging in what authorities described as “immoral and demeaning acts” went viral online.
According to the board, the content violated the state’s censorship laws, which prohibit the production and circulation of obscene or sexually suggestive material.
Speaking to journalists after the court session, the board’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, said the court also ordered the appearance of the woman featured in the controversial clips.
“The court has directed that the woman involved must also appear before the next hearing. Before now, we had asked the TikToker to assist in locating her, but he refused. With this new order, we are confident she will be found,” Sulaiman said.
He added that preliminary investigations indicate the woman may have fled to Zamfara State, but efforts are underway to locate and bring her back to Kano to face trial alongside Idris.
Sulaiman further disclosed that the next hearing will hold after the expiration of the two-week remand period.
The Kano State Government has in recent months intensified its crackdown on social media content creators accused of promoting immorality or violating the state’s censorship regulations.
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Several TikTokers, skit makers, and musicians have been arrested or sanctioned under the censorship framework for producing or sharing material deemed offensive to public morals.
