A Magistrate Court in Kano has ordered the remand of popular TikTok user Ashiru Idris, better known as Mai Wushirya, at a correctional centre after he was accused of posting indecent videos involving a dwarf woman on social media.
The case, presided over by Magistrate Halima Wali of Court No. 7, directed that the social media personality be kept in custody for two weeks before the next hearing.
According to Leadership, officials of the Kano State Censorship Board arrested Mai Wushirya last week after clips of him shirtless and engaging in what authorities described as “immoral and demeaning acts” went viral online.
The Board stated that the videos breached the state’s censorship laws, which prohibit the posting or circulation of obscene or sexually suggestive content.
Speaking after the court session, the Public Relations Officer of the Censorship Board, Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, confirmed that the court has also ordered the appearance of the woman featured in the viral video.
He said, “The court has also ordered his partner to appear in court before the hearing continues. Even before we arraigned him, we tried to get him to cooperate with us to locate her, but he refused. However, now that the court has ordered it, I’m sure we will be successful in bringing her.”
Sulaiman further disclosed that investigations suggest the woman has fled to Zamfara State, but efforts are ongoing to bring her back to Kano to face trial alongside the TikToker.
The next hearing is expected to hold after the two-week remand period.
