Daily Trust
Written
02-07-2008
A lower
The convict was arrested by the Shari’ah enforcement agents,
Hisba, with two other singers, Dan-Kawu Mai-Garaya and Odoji Mai-Kotso, for
allegedly contravening the shariah law. The incident occurred at
While Mai-Gurmi pleaded guilty to the one-count charge, Mai-Garaya and Mai-Kotso pleaded not guilty to the offence which contravened sections 95 and 365 of the sharia penal code.
In his ruling, the Presiding Judge, Malam Garba Dan-Baba,
said the accused was convicted based on the evidence before the court as well
as her voluntary confession.
The court however granted bail to the remaining two accused
persons and adjourned the case to July 17. (
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