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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Kano Hisbah arrests 39 teenagers for indecent dancing, using WhatsApp

Immoral conduct are banned under Sharia law operating in Kano.

• March 9, 2021
Kano State Hisbah
Kano State Hisbah

Kano Hisbah board has arrested 39 teenagers for indecent dancing and using WhatsApp.

This was disclosed by its Commandant, Haruna Ibn-Sina.

The teenagers were apprehended on Sunday between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm in Burji Kwanar Kwankwaso, Madobi local government, and at a restaurant in Nasarawa, selling intoxicants, group chatting on WhatsApp, and dancing indecently.

He added that the arrest was based on reports from residents in the area.

“Out of the 39 suspects, 16 were females, 23 were males, aged between 18 and 20 years. The suspects were properly screened, and we found out that all of the teenagers are first-timers,” he said.

According to a Hisbah board statement, the commandant cautioned the teenagers and handed them over to their parents.

Immoral conduct are banned under Sharia law operating in Kano.

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