’12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000),’ Details of punishment Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar slammed on Miss Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar, has sentenced an 18 year old social media activist, Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff, to 12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000). Platforms Africa reports that Shariff was arrested November 13, 2024, and put in prison for allegedly lamenting…
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