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The Department of State Services (DSS) connected Monday arraigned a Kaduna-based societal media activist, Abubakar Muhammad, popularly known arsenic Sultan, earlier a Magistrates’ Court successful Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
Muhammad was arraigned earlier Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa connected a two-count complaint of alleged extortion and transgression intimidation by anonymous communication, contrary to the Penal Code Law of Kaduna State, 2017.
The Prosecution Counsel told the tribunal that the charges followed a petition from 1 Hafsat Yusuf-Paki, who alleged that the suspect utilized fake societal media accounts to endanger and request payments from her successful cryptocurrency and done a vendor.
“The complainant alleged that the accused threatened to leak her indecent pictures if she refused to comply, and besides issued kidnap threats,” the authoritative said.
He added that portion investigations did not found grounds of kidnap, determination was a prima facie lawsuit of extortion and transgression intimidation, starring to the arraignment.
The defendant, however, pleaded not blameworthy to the charges.
The prosecution applied for his remand successful a correctional facility, but the tribunal granted bail successful the sum of ₦1 cardinal with 2 sureties successful similar sum.
The Magistrate ruled that the sureties indispensable beryllium civilian servants of not little than Grade Level 16 successful the Kaduna State Civil Service, and indispensable supply passport photographs and slope statements showing a equilibrium of astatine slightest ₦1 million.
The tribunal clarified that nary currency deposit was required, but the bail sum would beryllium forfeited if the suspect failed to look for trial.
The lawsuit was adjourned until October 6, 2025, for the continuation of the hearing.
The suspect was arrested connected Saturday astatine Rigachikun, wherever investigators reportedly recovered societal media handles, integer footprints, and outgo records allegedly linked to the offence.
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