A Nigerian court orders the remand of Sanusi Dankaka at Kuje Correctional Centre after the Department of State Services (DSS) arraigns him over alleged cybercrime offences involving threats to publish nude videos and photographs of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Dankaka pleads not guilty, and the trial is set to begin on December 7.
The reports say the allegations relate to threats made on Facebook, with DSS stating the alleged content would be false and that the threats were meant to cause annoyance, inconvenience, insult and injury. The prosecution also cites Nigeria’s Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, as amended.
Across outlets, the core facts align on the remand, the accused’s denial, the alleged Facebook threats, and the December 7 trial date. Differences are mainly in wording—some describe “explicit videos,” while others refer to “unclad” or “nude” photos and videos—rather than in the underlying case details.
