Popular Instagram skit maker Cute Abiola is currently serving a one-month punishment for ridiculing the Nigeria Police Force in one of his skits. This is according to the Nigerian Navy.
Popularly known as Cute Abiola, OSCOMP Abdulgafar Ahmad is a personnel of the Nigerian Navy and was recently arrested on November 15, 2021, although has been released to serve his ‘light corrective punishment’ in the cantonment till December 15, 2021.
Naval spokesperson,Commodore Suleman Dahunconfirmed the development to Punch, saying the 25-yr-old comedian was given a light punishment of a ‘one-month extra duty’ after a military trial.
“Cute Abiola has been placed on one-month extra duty after he was tried. He will be in charge of cleanship; supervising painting, electricians, carpentry, cutting of grasses, and others. He will be supervising civilians, Dahun said.
“He is no longer under detention. He has been released to move around to serve his punishment.
“Because he was detained on November 15, that one month will start counting from then, which means he is going to be engaged till December 15. By then, he will be off the extra duty.”
Explaining the meaning of ‘extra duty’, a military source, who spoke to Punch said the comedian will serve as a “Minister of Works in the Barracks” for the period of the punishment.
The source added Cute Abiola should have known better that he was not supposed to wear police uniform in his skits let alone ridicule the law enforcement agency. (Pulse)
