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Hisbah Police Crackdown On Muslims Not Fasting In Kano by Nobody: 5:15pm On Jun 23, 2016
– The Ramadan period is very sacrosanct for practicing Muslims

– It is a holy month where Muslims are supposed to fast and keep themselves holy

– The religious police in Kano is ensuring that all Muslims adhere to the holy month dictates

The religious police in Kano popularly called Hisbah have been on the lookout for Muslims who are refusing to join their fellow Muslims in the fasting period.
According to a report by The Herald, those who are caught not fasting, will be caned in the full glare of members of the public.

The Hisbah have already arrested a lot of people that has defaulted in compiling with the fasting as they strive to compel the upholding of the pillars of Islam.

The report also noted that since the beginning of the Ramadan period, the Hisbah have been placed in strategic places on the lookout for those who flout the rules of Ramadan. Once caught, they are interrogated and and if found guilty, punished and sentenced according to the law.

“We hold them at Hisbah for at least two days to teach them the importance of fasting,
“We deem it fit and necessary to ensure that every Muslim in Kano State observe Ramadan. We have a report of people who are not complying with this important pillar of Islam; hence we mobilize our men to arrest them,” Deputy Commandant of Kano’s Hisbah, Nabahani Usman said.

https://www.naij.com/869938-panic-kano-hisbah-police-crackdown-residents-not-fasting.html?source=index_main

Re: Hisbah Police Crackdown On Muslims Not Fasting In Kano by madridguy(m): 5:25pm On Jun 23, 2016
Ok
Re: Hisbah Police Crackdown On Muslims Not Fasting In Kano by ouigy99(m): 6:24pm On Jun 23, 2016
Umu anumanu

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