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Nigeria's Kano TikTokers convicted

Muhammad Bello
November 14, 2022

A Nigerian court has convicted two young men over a comedy skit on the social media platform TikTok. The aim of the skit was to taunt the governor of Kano State and even though it was meant to be satirical, the court deemed it defamatory. The two comedians spent a few days in prison and received 20 lashes as part of their punishment.

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