The Kano State Government has banned male Disc Jockeys (DJs) from playing at female-dominated events across the state.
The ban was handed down by the Sharia police, Hisbah, on Wednesday.
Hisbah Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, announced the ban at a meeting with the representatives of DJs in the state.
Daurawa said the decison was a means to reduce mixing of males and females during events.
He explained that only women would be allowed henceforth to officiate at women’s gatherings.
According to him, “As an Islamic state, it is unacceptable for us to allow the indiscriminate mixing of males and females at the same event. This is because this act can promote and spread immorality.”
In his remarks, the representative of the DJs, Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as DJ Farawa, commended the board for inviting and advising them on the new guidelines introduced by the board to guide their business.
He said, “We are happy with the invitation of the hisbah board to our union of DJs. They have given us guidelines on the sanctity of prayer times during events, as well as the need to prevent the mixing of males and females during those events.”
