In order to stop the widespread abuse of social media accounts and the creation of anti-religious and anti-cultural films in the State, Kano State Censorship Board Executive Secretary Alhaji Abba Almustapha has asked the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for their cooperation.
An urgent need exists for a review of the board’s 2019 amendment law, according to the Executive Secretary, who remarked on Saturday during a courtesy call on the State Attorney General.
Including platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Tik tok, and Islamic singers in the law, he claimed, was necessary because of the widespread misuse of social media handles.
The proposed amendment should also include photo labs, game centres, and printers, according to Almustapha.
The government would review the law governing the Kano State Censorship Board, the State Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi, responded.
He asserted that changes were being made to the social norms and ideals.
The main duty of the Kano State Censorship Board, according to Dederi, is to make sure that films and other literary works are “produced in accordance with our religion, culture, and established law.”
