In Kano State, a shari’a court sitting in the Fagge Local Government Area has sentenced a 33-year-old man, Nasiru Shitu, to eight months’ imprisonment for impersonation.
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 pleaded guilty to.
The presiding judge, Khadi Nasiru Ahmad Muhammad, convicted Shitu and sentenced him to eight months in prison, with an option of a N70,000 fine.
The trial judge also warned residents against engaging in acts capable of misleading or undermining the efforts of law enforcement officers.






