A Kano Magistrate Court has sentenced Umar Hashim, known on TikTok as Tsulange, to one year in prison for public indecency. The conviction stems from a viral video showing him “bathing” on a street in women’s underwear.
Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan handed down the sentence, offering an alternative of an ₦80,000 fine. An additional ₦20,000 was also imposed to cover censorship board expenses.
Tsulange was arrested in June after the Kano State Censorship Board charged him with violating moral and religious norms. The skit, intended as comedy, sparked outrage for its perceived disrespect to the community’s values.
The sentence reflects Kano’s strict stance on social media content: creators who breach moral codes face legal consequences. This marks another example in the state’s escalating efforts to police online behavior that offends public decency.
