Man accused of impersonating Kwankwasiyya singer granted bail

A Kano Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to Badaru Ibrahim Katsina, who’s dealing with costs of impersonation, defamation, dishonest, inflicting hurt and acquiring cash underneath false pretences.

The defendant appeared earlier than Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan at Magistrate Court No. 21, Gyadi-Gyadi, the place he pleaded not responsible after the fees had been learn to him.

His lawyer subsequently utilized for bail, which the courtroom granted on the situation that he supplies his ward head or a neighborhood imam as surety.

The surety should pay N1 million if the defendant fails to look for his courtroom proceedings.

Katsina was accused of opening a checking account within the identify of common Kwankwasiyya reward singer Tijjani Gandu and allegedly defrauding a person in Kebbi State of N8 million.

He was alleged to have collected the cash after falsely promising to rearrange a musical efficiency for him.