Nazir Ahmad, popularly known as Sarkin Wakan, has been arrested in Kano State after he released two album that were not censored.
The albums are said to have violated laws under the state’s censorship board.
According to Daily Trust, Sarkin Wakan is said to have insulted Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State in the albums titled Gidan Sarauta and Sai Hakuri.
According to Kano state police command spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, court orders informed the decision behind the singer’s arrest.
He said, “The court ordered his arrest and we complied with the order and we have already handed him over to the court.”
Meanwhile, he has been granted a bail in tune of N500,000 by a court sitting inin Rijiyar-Zaki area of Kano State.