As part of the bail conditions, the court restrained her from making any comment or post on her social media handles, including TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.
The court directed the Commissioner of Police (CP) to ensure full compliance and observance of the bail conditions.
In case of any breach, the court directed the police to immediately arrest the applicant and return her for prosecution.
Murja had sued the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kano State Hisbah Board, the CP and three other respondents for stay of proceedings on incitement of public disturbance filed against her at the state’s Sharia court.
Ruling on the matter, yesterday, Justice Nasiru Saminu granted the applicant’s relief on stay of all proceedings at the lower court, pending the determination of the case.
The judge also ordered the Kano State Hospital Management Board and Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Dawanau, to produce and submit the report of psychiatric evaluation conducted on the applicant within seven days.
The order reads: “That 5th and 6th respondents shall make the psychiatric evaluation report available to this court within seven days of service of those orders. That the Kano AG and counsel for parties, or both, shall address the court as to whether Section 10 of Kano Hisbah Board 2003 amended 2005 has ever been in force or not.
“That the applicant is admitted to bail in sum of N500,000 with two reliable sureties in like sum; one of the sureties shall be a close relative of the applicant and the second shall own a property with C of O within the jurisdiction of the court. The applicant and the sureties shall deposit their passports, and the location of their residences to be identified by the court. The applicant shall not, while on bail, make any post or comment on any social media platform including TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.”
The court directed the 5th and 6th respondents to release the applicant upon fulfilment of the bail conditions.
The matter was adjourned till May 16, 2024 for address by parties on both sides.
