Kano State Hisbah Board (Sharia Police) on Monday has said it has commencement prosecution of eleven women allegedly caught engaging in social activities frowned upon under Sharia law.
The Commander, Special Services of the board, Mallam Salisu Umar said the suspects were arrested around Sabongari area in Kano metropolis. during a special patrol conducted by the Fagge local government office of the Board.
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Umar said the suspects were caught drinking alcohol, smoking cannabis and romancing men they are not related to. These he said are contrary to the Sharia legal system.
“The suspects are females between the ages of 21 and 24 and were apprehended around midnight at beer parlours in Faringida and Abedie Road in Sabongari,’’ Umar said.
“We have brought them before a competent Sharia court for prosecution,” Umar was quoted as saying by NAN.
