Reactions As Kano Hisbah Arrests Three Males And Eight Females For Not Fasting Over Ramadan

The Kano State Hisbah Board said it has arrested some youths in the state for eating in the daytime during the Ramadan, which proves that they were not observing the fast, which is compulsory for healthy adults. The Director General of the Hisbah board, Dr. Aliyu Musa Kibiya, said those arrested in different parts of the state included three males and eight females.

“We will investigate and if they have cogent reasons we will release them. Those found wanting will however be enlightened and even prosecuted if need be,” Dr. Kibiya said.

He said a woman should not be seen eating in public during fasting, “for whatever reason,” adding that the board will arrest anyone found to be eating during the day.

“Fasting is obligatory for healthful, person Muslims in the month of Ramadan except for the guests, menstruating women or antique people.”

Hisbah has been notorious currently for making arguable arrests within the nation.

SaharaReporters had on March 25 suggested how Hisbah invaded a few off-campus hostels of the Bayero University in Kano, arresting students of the opposite intercourse determined inside the identical room.

It have been amassed that the incident happened at Danbare, a small network at once opposite the college’s gate.

The organisation had endured to enforce Sharia regulation with the aid of going after stylish haircuts, sagging of trousers, playing of song at social events via disk jockeys and tricycle riders from adorning their motors with photographs considered to be obscene and against the tenets of Islam.

This was in addition to different uncommon directives reeled out by using the Islamic police.

Hisbah these days made headlines for shaving fashionable haircuts of younger guys in Kano and arresting people for wrong dressing.

A barber and his customers have been also arrested recently for giving and having haircuts respectively, which were stated to be offensive to Islam.

They also are infamous for destroying truckloads of alcoholic drinks.

Also in March, the Hisbah operatives had arrested two guys suspected of sending pornographic materials to a married lady.

The suspects have been traced and arrested after the female complained to the board.