A Kano Magistrate Court has ordered popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to legalise their relationship through marriage within 60 days.
The order followed their arrest by officials of the Kano State Censorship Board after videos showing the pair in what the board described as “immoral and demeaning acts” circulated widely on social media.
According to the board, the clips, which featured Wushirya shirtless and displaying affection toward Yar Guda, a dwarf woman,contravened state laws against the production or distribution of obscene and sexually suggestive content.
Wushirya was subsequently arraigned and remanded in a correctional facility.
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Delivering judgment on Monday, the presiding magistrate, Halima Wali, directed the Hisbah Board to oversee and ensure the marriage is conducted within the stipulated 60 days.
Wali warned that failure to comply would amount to contempt of court and further instructed the chairman of the Kano State Films and Video Censorship Board to supervise the execution of the order.
In recent months, the Kano State Government has intensified its clampdown on social media influencers, skit makers, and musicians accused of promoting indecency or violating censorship laws
