One Muhammad Mahdi was on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly defaming the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, the state government and the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Mustapha Inuwa.
He was said to have incited the public against the state government.
The suspect while going through a trial by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano on six counts bordering on criminal defamation, pleaded not guilty to all the changes levelled against him.
According to the prosecution counsel, ACP Simon Lough, Mahdi had violated his bail conditions by publishing 32 new defamation episodes from March 2021 to June 28, 2021, against Masari on the internet.
It was also learnt that Mahdi also accused Masari of squandering N62bn of Katsina treasury funds, squandering N64bn security votes, and saying that the governor approved N500bn for the All Progressives Congress meetings in Abuja.
However, Presiding Judge, Justice A. Lima later adjourned the case between July 26 and 27, 2021 for further hearing.