Kano TikToker makes U-turn over court order urging him to marry partner
A popular Kano TikToker, Idris Mai- Wushirya, has denied accepting to marry his partner, Basira Yar- Guda as directed by a Magistrate Court over indecent act.
The magistrate court sitting in Kano had on Monday ordered the two TikTokers, to get married within 60 days, following their recent appearance in viral videos deemed “indecent” by the Kano State Films and Video Censorship Board.
The clips, which showed the duo engaging in romantic gestures, were described by authorities as contrary to the moral and religious values upheld in the state.
Presiding over the matter on Monday, Magistrate Halima Wali directed the Kano State Hisbah Board to facilitate the marriage of the duo.
She warned that failure to conduct the marriage within the stipulated timeframe would be treated as contempt of court.
She also mandated the Chairman of the Kano State Films and Video Censorship Board to oversee the implementation of the marriage order.
But, Mai-Wushirya told newsmen on Thursday in Kano that he accepted the court order under duress.
The TikToker said he was too young to get married, as he was the youngest in his family, saying that he had consulted his lawyers on the issue.
The two TikTokers were arraigned before the court in recent weeks for allegedly producing and circulating obscene content on social media.
Mai-Wushirya was earlier remanded in a correctional facility after clips showing him engaging in what authorities described as “immoral and demeaning acts” with the female content creator went viral.
The Censorship Board maintained that the videos violated state laws prohibiting the production and distribution of sexually suggestive or obscene material.
