Kano: Hisbah Arrests 20 Men, Women For Bathing Together

Twenty men and women who were supposedly taking a bath together have been held by the Kano State Hisbah Corps, a religious police group tasked with enforcing Shari’a law solely on behalf of Muslims in the state.

THE MATRIX learned that neighbors’ concerns prompted Operation Kau Da Badala personnel to make an arrest at a leisure center on Ring Road.

Mujahidin Aminuddin Abubakar, the deputy commandant general of the board, claims that the conduct violates the Hisbah Act, which expressly prohibits people of various genders from taking separate baths in the same area.

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He expressed his disappointment with the action and stressed that it might have been substituted with a more honorable one that would have brought God’s blessings.

Abubakar emphasized the importance of parents and guardians closely monitoring their children’s whereabouts.

He added that once the investigation concluded, the suspects would face suitable punishment.

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Meanwhile, THE MATRIX earlier reported that the Kano State Hisbah Corps, a religious police force responsible for the enforcement of Shari’a to only Muslims in the state, has reportedly arrested one Jamil Mabai, a journalist working with Trust TV, the television broadcasting arm of Media Trust Group.

It was reported that the Sharia corps arrested Mabai over a social media post where he allegedly criticised the alleged human rights violations against youths in the state.