Afrigather The Islamic police in Kano, popularly often called Hisbah, on Tuesday, arrested 11 Muslims for violating the Ramadan quick by consuming throughout daytime<<
Kano, with a majority Muslim inhabitants, operates below Sharia regulation alongside secular regulation.
The arrests have been made throughout Hisbah’s annual Ramadan enforcement operations, together with eateries and markets searches.
Based on Hisbah spokesman Lawal Fagge, the arrests included ten males and one lady, who was caught consuming from her groundnut-selling stall.
He stated the arrests have been made throughout the town, notably close to markets.
Fagge clarified that non-Muslims are exempt from such enforcement actions, but when discovered promoting meals throughout fasting hours to Muslims, they might be thought-about in violation.
“We obtained 11 individuals on Tuesday, together with a woman promoting groundnuts who was seen consuming from her wares, and a few individuals alerted us.
“The opposite 10 have been males and have been arrested throughout the town particularly near markets the place lots of actions occur.
“We don’t arrest non-Muslims as a result of this doesn’t concern them, and the one time they might be responsible of against the law is after we discover out they cook dinner meals to promote to Muslims which might be presupposed to be fasting,” Fagge informed the BBC<<
