Abuja court sentences activist, Ibrahim Wala to 12 years imprisonment for defamation - Daily Post Nigeria

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Abuja court sentences activist, Ibrahim Wala to 12 years imprisonment for defamation

The convict was arraigned following a petition filed by Prosecution Counsel, Mr Labaran Magaji, on behalf of the Executive Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria , Malam Abdullahi Muhammad, on April 4.

Delivering the judgement, Justice Yusuf Halilu found Wala guilty on three of the four-count charges filed against him by Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation,Abubakar Malami On Count 2, Wala was sentenced to seven years, while on Counts 3 and 4, the activist bagged three and two years respectively.

The court also found Wala guilty of public incitement, contrary to Section 114 Penal Code which deals with the breach of public peace.

 

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And nothing has been done about trigger loving blood thirsty police officers baa? Well played

12 years for defamation!!!!! while our political looters are roaming freely

Then people that looted our nation treasury how many of them have they jailed?

Nice one do as to serve as a deterrent to other inciting the general public falsefully through their social handle.

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