Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - A Shari’a court sitting in the Fagge Local Government Area of Kano state has sentenced a 33-year-old man, Nasiru Shitu, to eight months’ imprisonment for impersonating a police officer.
Shituwas arrested on Sunday, September 21, 2025, around 5
p.m. at Kofar Dawanau, while dressed in a police uniform.
He was arraigned before the court by the prosecution
counsel, Barrister Zaharaddeen Mustapha, on a charge of impersonation which he
plead guilty to.
The presiding judge, Khadi Nasiru Ahmad Muhammad, convicted
Shitu and sentenced him to eight months in prison, with an option of a ₦70,000
fine.
The judge also warned residents against engaging in acts
capable of misleading or undermining efforts of law enforcement officers.
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