Yahuza Tijjani, a Bayero University student has been remanded in prison custody after being arraigned before magistrate court in Kano state for criticizing a lawmaker Kabiru Is’mail, VAM News reports.

The Kano lawmaker's name was reportedy not mentioned in the Facebook post the second year student of the Department of Science and Technology Education shared.

“You know he’s not well educated, as a result of which he doesn’t know how to calculate figures.

“He said 1230, he later said 1500 and at the ending said 2000.”


VAM recall Tijjani wrote in another post, 

        “I pray to God almighty that the election petition tribunal (will) declare the election of state’s assembly member representing Madobi as inconclusive.”

The lawmaker and Tijjani who spent seven days at the Police ‘Zone 1’ regional headquarters in Kano and the State Criminal Investigation Department before being sent to jail are both from Madobi Local Government Area of Kano state.

More Details below:
https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2019/11/varsity-student-tijani-sentences-to.html

Hmmm... so freedom of expression and speech is nw a crime in Nigeria..

Imagine if the hate bill is passed.. dem go arrest or kill the whole Naija

When freedom of speech z no longer free!

This anti hate speech bill is just a cover to stifle freedom of speech and expression, people go enter jail if this bill pass ooo