Court Orders Remand of Sanusi Dankaka for Threatening Governor

On October 26, 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand of Sanusi Dankaka at the Kuje Correctional Centre following allegations that he threatened to release nude videos and photographs of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf on Facebook. Justice Salim Ibrahim issued the remand order after Dankaka was arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on two counts of cybercrime.

The charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/699/2026, were filed on October 22 by the DSS through its counsel, Yusuf Afegbua. The prosecution claims that the alleged offences occurred in October 2026 in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

In the first count, Dankaka and others at large were accused of attempting to circulate malicious content via a Facebook account identified as Sanusi Dankaka Yahaya. The prosecution alleged that Dankaka threatened to publish false nude content of Governor Yusuf, intending to cause annoyance and injury to him.

The conduct allegedly contravened Section 27(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015. After pleading not guilty, Dankaka was ordered to remain in custody pending a trial scheduled for December 7.