After making fun of a government official on social media, two TikTok stars in Nigeria were given a whipping and ordered to clean the court.
Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Muhammad Bula were convicted guilty of defaming Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of the northern state of Kano.
The couple's attorney stated that they will not challenge the decision.
An increasing number of social media celebrities in Nigeria are using humour to make political and social commentary.
After sharing their video on TikTok and Facebook and mocking the governor for alleged land grabbing, corruption, and sleeping on the job, Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Muhammad Bala were detained last week.
The individuals had insulted the governor, according to Wada Ahmed Wada, the prosecutor's attorney, and their behaviour may have disturbed public tranquillity.
They admitted their guilt and begged for mercy, but the judge instead sentenced them to 20 lashings apiece, a 10,000 naira ($20) fine, and 30 days of courthouse cleaning.
Additionally, they had to post an official apology to Mr Ganduje on social media.
Given that the verdict was for a "non-custodial" offence, meaning the guilty party would not go to jail, their attorney, Bashir Yusuf, informed the BBC that they would not appeal the decision.
In recent years, TikTok users in Nigeria have rapidly increased, especially among young people.
These users occasionally mock famous personalities, such as elected leaders, by snipping photographs or videos, frequently to make a comedy that draws huge audiences to their accounts.
One of around a dozen jurisdictions in the area that practices the Sharia legal system alongside the nation's secular laws is Kano State, which is located in northern Nigeria and has a mainly Muslim population. Sharia courts can only hear cases involving Muslims.