{
  "id": 2306010,
  "title": "BUK student arraigned for ‘tarnishing’ EFCC image",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/buk-student-arraigned-for-tarnishing-efcc-image",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:07:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/buk-student-arraigned-for-tarnishing-efcc-image/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maryam Isah Shehu, a final-year student at Bayero University Kano, appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday regarding a social media post that allegedly damaged the reputation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the court issued an amended charge against Shehu for allegedly publishing a message on June 21, 2026, via her Instagram account, @maryam_shehu. The post claimed that EFCC officials had assaulted Ahmed Uthman at the behest of a zonal director who demanded N20 million from Usman Iya Abbas. Shehu was charged under Section 24(2)(c) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, which was amended in 2024, and is punishable by Section 24(2)(c)(ii) of the same Act. Her legal counsel, Barr Chiemela Ozioma Amalaha, sought to move for her release on bail, citing that she had been in custody for nearly 30 days. The defense filed the bail application, which the prosecution had not yet reviewed; hence, the court did not hear the application and adjourned the case until August 31, 2026. The defendant was kept at the Suleja Custodial Centre while awaiting further proceedings.",
  "summary": "A final-year student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Maryam Isah Shehu, was on Thursday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged social media post said to have tarnished the reputation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Shehu was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}