The youth leader of Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa Dtate, Ikamu Hamidu Kato, on Friday wept uncotrollably after he was docked for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Gida Mustapha.
The 41-year-old youth leader and resident of Wuro Dole in Hong LGA, described Buhari and Boss Mustapha as useless human beings and specifically called SGF bastard and a dog in a video he posted on social media on the 10th July, 2021, which went viral.
Kato in the video clip he produced and posted on his Facebook page allegedly rained insults on the SGF and blamed Mr. President for appointing him in that capacity.
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Kato was later invited, investigated and arraigned before Chief Magistrate Dimas Elishasma of Chief Magistrate court 4 in Yola by the DSS through the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner Ministry for Justice in the state.
The defendant told DSS that he produced the video clip out of anger as a result of the hovering of military jets over the people of Hong LGA few days after attacks on Dabna community in the area.
According to the complainant, the video generated so much public outcry, tension and breached public peace more especially between the supporters of the President, SGF on one side and those of the accused person on the other side.
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The complainant further alleged that the defendant created so much tension across the state that it took the intervention of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to calm both factions, so as not to take laws into their hands by channeling their grievances to the appropriate authorities.
According to complainant, the timely intervention of non-governmental organisations who petitioned the department, and urged it to investigate the matter so as to serve as measures to prevent the agrieved factions from disrupting public peace.
Prosecutor informed the court that action of the defendant amounted to the use of insulting or abusive language contrary to section 385 and inciting disturbance contrary to section 80 of the state penal code law.
Earlier, when the charge sheet was read and interpreted to the defendant in Hausa language as prayed by the counsel to the complainant, M. A. Adamu, Senior State Counsel 2, the defendant admitted committing the offence.
While in the dock, the defendant was said to have wept profusely while pleading guilty to the allegation levelled against him, and further admitted that he actually did it and he is regretting his action.
It took extra effort of the presiding judge to calm him where he urged him to stop weeping as court is not a place of killing people
Thereafter, M. A. Adamu, urged the court to adjourn the matter to enable him call a witness and tender exhibits in order to corroborate the plea of the defendant.
Ruling on the application, Chief Magistrate Dimas, granted the application and adjourned the case to the 2nd August, 2021 for hearing and ordered that the defendant be remanded at a correctional facility till then.
