The Faggae Outpost of the Kano State
Hisbah Board (Sharia Police) on Monday,
said it has began the prosecution of 11
women who were found drinking, smoking
and romancing with men who are not their
husbands, vices which are contrary to the
Sharia legal system.
According to Malam Salisu Umar, the
Commander, Special Services of the board,
the suspects, including four divorcees with
kids and a three-month-old pregnant woman,
were apprehended around the Sabongari area
during a special patrol conducted by the
Fagge local government office of the Board.
"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. We have brought them
before a competent Sharia court for
prosecution," he said.
Umar disclosed that the suspects were taken
to court after which the case was adjourned
till November 14th, 2016. They are currently
awaiting trial at the Central Prisons, Kano.
He said the state had been practicing the
Islamic legal code that prohibits such act of
immorality, stressing that the board would
intensify its efforts to patrol identified flash
points, arrest and prosecute whoever
engages in vices.
Source: Daily Trust
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