Court Dismisses Charges Against Sanusi Dankaka Over Governor's Videos

On October 28, 2026, a court in Abuja struck out the charges against Sanusi Dankaka, who was accused by the Department of State Services (DSS) of threatening to release explicit videos and photographs of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf on Facebook. Justice Salim Ibrahim ordered the case to be dismissed after the prosecution lawyer, A.Y.

Afegbua, requested to withdraw the charges. Dankaka's counsel, Kauna Penzin, did not oppose this application.

The case had previously been scheduled for trial on December 7 after Dankaka pleaded not guilty. The DSS had filed a two-count charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/699/2026, on October 22, alleging that the offences occurred in October 2026.

The first count claimed that Dankaka attempted to publish malicious content on his Facebook page, while the second count alleged that he actually published false claims to damage the governor's reputation. With the withdrawal accepted by the court, the case has now been formally closed without a trial.