Court Drops Case Against Man Accused of Threatening Kano Governor

The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the case against Sanusi Dankaka, who was accused of threatening on Facebook to publish nude videos and photographs of Kano Governor Abba Yusuf. Justice Salim Ibrahim struck out the case after prosecutor A.Y. Afegbua sought to withdraw the charges; Dankaka’s lawyer did not object. The Department of State Services had charged Dankaka with two cybercrime offences, alleging he made a malicious and knowingly false publication. The trial had been scheduled to begin on Dec. 7 after Dankaka pleaded not guilty.