By Opeyemi Adelakun
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Sanusi Dankaka at Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations that he threatened to publish nude videos and photographs of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Facebook.
Justice Salim Ibrahim issued the order on Monday after the Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned Dankaka on two counts of alleged cybercrime.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to both charges.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the DSS filed the case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/699/2026, on October 22, alleging that the offences were committed in October 2026.
In the first count, the prosecution alleged that Dankaka and other persons still at large used a Facebook account bearing the name Sanusi Dankaka Yahaya to threaten to release the governor’s alleged nude videos and photographs.
The DSS further alleged that the threatened publication was false and intended to cause annoyance, inconvenience, insult and injury to the governor.
The prosecution said the alleged conduct contravened provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, as amended.
When the case came up on Monday, DSS counsel Yusuf Afegbua told the court that the matter was scheduled for hearing and subsequently requested a trial date and an order remanding the defendant in custody.
Dankaka’s lawyer, Kauna Penzin, informed the court that the defence was ready for the hearing and did not oppose the remand application.
Justice Ibrahim adjourned the case until December 7 for trial and ordered that the defendant remain at Kuje Correctional Centre.
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