Tag: Hisbah

Kano Hisbah apprehends eight suspects over phone snatching in mosque

Aminu Imam

The Hisbah Board in Kano State has stated that it has arrested eight young men and women, suspected of phone snatching and other criminal activities at Al-Furqan mosque, in Nasarawa GRA. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed to newsmen on Tuesday by the Commander-General of the Board, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina. He explained that the suspects were apprehended in the afternoon while taking drugs and other intoxicants near the mosque. The Commander-General described their action as inappropriate as Islam prohibits Muslims from engaging in immoral acts during the fasting…

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Kano Hisbah arrests 20 children for street begging

Aminu Imam

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 children in Kano for violating the law against street begging. This is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Lawal Ibrahim, in Kano. It quoted the Commander-General of Hisbah, Dr. Harun Ibn-Sina, as saying that all the 20 children, who were all boys were aged 12 and 14. “They were arrested on Tuesday evening, during a special raid in markets, motor parks and under the bridge. Most of the children were from Katsina and Borno…

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Sokoto: Tambuwal signs Hisbah Commission law

Aminu Imam

The Sokoto State Hisbah Commission Bill has been signed into law by the State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. According to a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, quoted the governor as saying the Commission in any way does not contravene any existing law as far as the Nigerian Constitution is concerned.  Tambuwal said the new Hisbah Commission is not a legalistic gimmick to bring in anything other than the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The governor appealed to residents of the state…

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Hisbah destroys 3,000 bottles of alcohol in Jigawa

Aminu Imam

The Jigawa State Hisbah Board has destroyed over 3,000 bottles of alcohol confiscated in Kazaure local government area. The local Government commandant, Bello Musa Kazaure, disclosed this after the destruction of the alcohol in Kazaure. He said the move was in line with the Command’s efforts to checkmate immoral act and social vices within the society. Bello said the bottles of alcohol were confiscated from bars in Gada joint, in Kazaure town. He added that this was the fifth exercise carried out by the officers of the Command in the…

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Hisbah arrests alleged sex party specialists in Bauchi

Aminu Imam

No fewer than six youths who allegedly specialise in organising sex orgies and fomenting trouble in Dolan village, in the Tafawa Balewa local government area, in Bauchi State, have been arrested by the State’s Hisbah Command. The commissioner in-charge of Hisbah and Shari’ah implementation, Aminu Idris, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi. Idris, who identified the culprits as: AbdulRa’uf Kabir – 25, Dabo Yusuf 26, AbdulRazaq Isah – 24, Habu Umar – 27, Yaron Nuhu-Maikaji – 30, and AbdulRashid Shehu – 31, said they were using a primary school…

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Kano Hisbah Police impounds truck with alcoholic drinks worth N25m on Xmas day

Aminu Imam

The Kano Hisbah Police has impounded a truck laden with alcoholic drinks worth over N25 million on Christmas day. Making the announcement, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Nabilusi Abubakar, said the agency, in conjunction with the Hisbah Police, intercepted the truck along Hadeja Road, in Kano metropolis, on its way to Bello Road to offload its contents, following an intelligence report. Abubakar added that the agency had warned that its men would continue to be vigilant to check the activities of persons…

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Kano: Hisbah bans radio station from saying: ‘Black Friday’

Aminu Imam

Says Friday holy in the State  The Kano State Hisbah Board, which is tasked with the duty of enforcing Sharia law in the State, has written a letter to a radio station, 96.9 Cool FM, in the metropolis, for using the term: ‘Black Friday’ in their programmes, saying Friday is considered holy in the State. Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November. The term is used worldwide to mean a day…

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Hisbah destroys 588 bottles of beer in Jigawa

Ishaku Yohanna

Hisbah, the Sharia law enforcement agency in Jigawa, said it has destroyed no fewer than 588 confiscated bottles of beer in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. Ibrahim Dahiru, the State Commandant of Hisbah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday that the bottles of beer were destroyed on August 20. Dahiru said that the beer was confiscated in Tudun Babaye village, Ringim LGA, during a raid in Gujungu, Kijawal and Wadugur villages in Ringim and Taura Local Government Areas. He emphasized that consumption of…

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