A controversial feminine TikToker in Kano State, Murja Kunya, has disagreed along with her authorized workforce after resuming her social media actions in defiance to a bail situation prohibiting such motion.
Kunya’s head of authorized workforce, Barrister A.U. Hajji, has publicly expressed his dismay at his consumer’s blatant disregard for the courtroom’s order.
The courtroom has explicitly prohibited Murja Kunya from actively posting content material on social media platforms till the completion of her trial.
The restriction was a key part of her bail circumstances set by Justice Saminu of the Kano State Sharia Court docket in March 2024.
Regardless of the pending order, Murja Kunya resumed her social media presence, prompting a public rebuke from her lawyer.
“I’m upset in her,” Barrister Hajji said throughout an interview with a neighborhood radio station in Kano. “After all of the efforts and rigours of her trial, I didn’t suppose she would disregard a courtroom order. As soon as I noticed the movies on-line, I referred to as her bail sureties and requested them to warning her. Defying a courtroom order is unwise. I actually didn’t suppose she would do such a factor.”
However, responding to her lawyer’s concern, Murja Kunya refuted his claims in a separate interview. She asserted that her authorized workforce had assured her that her case had concluded and that she was free to submit content material on-line, because the stipulated date of Could 16 had handed.
“You’ll be able to examine my timestamps, I didn’t submit a single video till Could sixteenth, and it was my legal professionals who assured me it was okay to submit however to make sure I adhere to sure circumstances,” she defined.
“Throughout my trial, I solely attended courtroom twice; afterward, it was my legal professionals who attended, so I didn’t doubt them once they stated every little thing was cleared.”
Murja Kunya additionally revealed that she is at present overseas, citing ongoing discontent from the individuals of Kano concerning her social media actions.
“I left as quickly as I used to be launched. Since Kano individuals don’t like what I do, I assumed it wiser to maneuver away, so I left the nation utterly. However I’ll hold posting content material from wherever I’m,” she stated, with out disclosing her present location or whether or not the transfer was everlasting.
Recall that Murja Kunya was granted N500,000 bail in March 2024 with the requirement of two dependable sureties, together with a relative and one other individual possessing a landed property in Kano municipality.
She was arrested by Hisbah Board and detained on February 20, 2024.
The courtroom, whereas granting the bail, imposed a restriction on her social media actions till the conclusion of the case, warning that any violation might result in her re-arrest and subsequent look in courtroom.
The proceedings had been adjourned to Could 16, 2024, for additional authorized deliberations and proof gathering.
Because the state of affairs unfolds, it remained unsure whether or not the courtroom will order Murja Kunya’s re-arrest for breaching her bail circumstances, significantly when she has revealed that she had left the nation.