SHARIA LAW: Kannywood Actress, Blogger Convicted For Indecency
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by Our Correspondent
A Kannywood actress and social media blogger, Sadiya Haruna, have been convicted for indecency by a Sharia court in Kano State.
The conviction came after her arrest by the Kano State Islamic police for “uploading sexual contents on her social media handles.”
Ms. Haruna who was arrested on Friday, August 20th by the Head of Surveillance Department of Kano State Hisbah Board, Malam Aliyu Usman, was earlier detained in the custody of the Islamic police.
She was brought before the Sharia court sitting in Sharada area of the state, Monday, August 23rd.
In the First Information Report (FIR) filed against her, the actress cum blogger was accused of consistently posted indecent videos in which she was dancing seductively and making sexual comments on her social media handles and YouTube channel.
She pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of obscenity and indecent act, which contradicts section 355 of Penal Code Law 2000.
Giving his judgement, the presiding judge, Justice Ali Jibril Danzaki thereafter convicted her and ordered that her to be attending a Darul Hadith Islamiyya session at Tudun Yola Quarters for a period of six months as the sentencing for her offence.
He also said that her Islamiyya attendance will be monitored by the school head teacher and the Hisbah command.
