On Monday, a Magistrate Court in Kano, Kano State, delivered judgement in the case involving TikToker Ashiru “Mai Wushirya” Idris.
The latter got into trouble after posting a video on his TikTok page showing affectionate behaviour towards Basira Yar Guda, a content creator.
Mai Wushirya was arrested in early October by the Kano State Censorship Board over the video and subsequently arraigned and remanded at a correctional centre for allegedly sharing “indecent videos” featuring Guda, a dwarf woman.
The Daily Trust reported Magistrate Halima Wali ordering the board to conduct a marriage between the two content creators within sixty days.
Magistrate Wali also directed the Chairman of the Kano State Films and Video Censorship Board to supervise the implementation of the marriage order.
The magistrate further warned that failure to conduct the marriage within the specified period would amount to contempt of court.
Background
The board had earlier, in a statement its spokesperson Abdullahi Sulaiman posted on his Facebook page on 6 October, said the video of the TikTokers violated state laws that prohibit the production or circulation of obscene and sexually suggestive material.
Mr Sulaiman described the videos, which featured the duo engaging in romantic gestures, as being contrary to the moral and religious values upheld in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the board has, in recent months, intensified its crackdown on social media content creators accused of promoting immorality or breaching censorship regulations.
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The crackdown has led to the arrest and sanction of some TikTokers and skit makers for producing or sharing offensive content.
In February 2024, the newspaper reported that popular and controversial TikToker Murja Kunya was arrested for allegedly posting inappropriate and un-Islamic content on TikTok.
Her arrest followed a search launched by the board for six TikTok influencers accused of violating Islamic principles through their daily social media activities.
