Kano Court remands man for slapping Imam in mosque
A Sharia Court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano, has ordered that one Nasiru Mukhtar be remanded at a correctional center for allegedly assaulting an Imam during prayers at a mosque in Tudun Wada area of the state.
Mukhtar was alleged to have entered the mosque and attacked the Imam, Malam Murtala Sulaiman on October 22, 2024, while he was leading the early morning prayers.
According to police reports, the incident occurred around 5 a.m. when Mukhtar allegedly approached the Imam, grabbed him by the neck, slapped him, tore his clothing, and took away his microphone.
Police Prosecutor, Aliyu Abidin, told the court that the case was reported at the state command by Sulaiman, who was the complainant.
Abidin said that Mukhtar was being charged under sections 165 and 166 of the Kano State Penal Code.
However, the accused pleaded not guilty when the charges were read the charges to him in court.
The bail application by the defense counsel was rejected as the presiding judge, Malam Isah Gaya who ordered a psychiatric evaluation on the accused at a government hospital to assess his mental state.
The judge subsequently ordered Mukhtar’s remand and adjourned the case until November 22, 2024, for further investigations.