A magistrate court in Kano, presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, has sentenced popular TikTok content creator, Abubakar Usman popularly known in the entertainment industry as Kilina, to one year at a correctional service centre.
The court also gave the TikToker an option of paying a fine of N100,000, in addition to a compensation fee of N30,000 to the Kano State Film Censorship Board for what the court described and termed as “wasting the board’s time.”
Kilina was convicted after he was found guilty of promoting indecent behaviour, featuring and promoting cross-dressing in most of his TikTok videos, alongside the use of offensive and vulgar language.
It was also reported that the sentencing followed a case filed against him by the Kano State Film Censorship Board.
However, the magistrate warned Kilina to desist from actions that violate public decency and warned that should he repeat such offences, the court would have no option but to impose the full sentence without the option of a fine on him.
The conviction of Kilina is one of many convictions secured by the Kano State censorship board in its fight to regulate content posted on social media in the state.
