{
  "id": 5308233,
  "title": "Man charged with treasonable felony over alleged destruction of Tinubu billboards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/man-charged-with-treasonable-felony-over-alleged-destruction-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:51:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/03/man-charged-with-treasonable-felony-over-alleged-destruction-of-tinubu-billboards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aminu Sanda, a resident of Katsina State, Nigeria, has been arrested and charged with treasonable felony after allegedly destroying campaign billboards of President Bola Tinubu. The police initially invited Sanda to their offices before detaining him on accusations that he removed Tinubu's billboards and broke into the Katsina State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The authorities also claim that Sanda stole N35 million from the APC office. However, Sanda has vehemently denied all the allegations, stating that he is the state chairman of the Dikko/Tinubu Vanguard, a political support group for the President, and therefore could not have removed his own party's billboards. Sanda's lawyers argue that the case against him is unsubstantiated and that he should not be subjected to prolonged detention pending the outcome of the investigation. The police have requested an additional two-week extension to continue their investigation, and the case has been adjourned until September 15 to rule on Sanda's bail application.",
  "summary": "A Katsina resident, Aminu Sanda, popularly known as Nesta, has been detained and charged with treasonable felony over allegations that he destroyed campaign billboards belonging to President Bola Tinubu. Sanda was first invited by the police in Katsina State before being detained over claims that he pulled down Tinubu’s billboards and broke into the Katsina […] Man charged with treasonable felony…",
  "key_points": [
    "Aminu Sanda arrested for allegedly destroying Tinubu billboards in Katsina State, Nigeria.",
    "Sanda denies all allegations, claims he is Dikko/Tinubu Vanguard state chairman.",
    "Case adjourned until September 15 for bail application ruling."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}