{"id":84365,"date":"2021-08-03T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=84365"},"modified":"2021-08-03T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T23:00:27","slug":"pdp-youth-leader-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-insulting-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdp-youth-leader-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-insulting-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP Youth Leader Gets 2 Years In Prison For Insulting Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">A youth leader of PDP in Adamawa, Ikamu Hamidu Kato, has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and his secretary Boss Mustapha.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A chief Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced Kato, PDP\u2019s youth leader in Hong council area to a yearlong prison term for use of abusive words with a N25,000 fine option.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The youth leader, 41, described President Muhammadu Buhari and Boss Mustapha as \u201cuseless human beings\u201d he specifically called the SGF a \u201cBastard and a Dog\u201d in a video he posted on social media on 10th of July, 2021, which went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of State Security had investigated and arraigned him in court through the office of the justice commissioner for prosecution last Friday. Kato pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n<p>The court had adjourned the matter to Monday the 2nd August.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the prosecution provided two witnesses\u2014a DSS operative Zayyanu Adamu and Husseini Nakura, chairman of Adamawa State Concern Citizen\u2014to testify.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecution also tendered confessional statement of Kato and a USB drive as exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>The presiding judge said that the court had considered the plea of the convict to temper justice with mercy, his conduct during the trial, his apology, and that he will not be left to go scot free, but be punished to serve as deterrent to others and sentenced him accordingly.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A youth leader of PDP in Adamawa, Ikamu Hamidu Kato, has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and his secretary Boss Mustapha. 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