The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, has said
from Monday when Ramadan begins, his men will begin to arrest
adults who are seen eating in public.
Usman said arrested persons would only be released if they can
provide an exemption letter from a medical doctor or the person can
show proof of chronic ulcer.
The Hisbah boss told the BBC that when such a person has
provided evidence, he or she would be released with a warning not
to eat in public anymore.
The Sharia boss had during the week arrested several sex workers
and criminals ahead of the holy month.
He said Ramadan was a special month for Muslims and anybody that
practised Islam must fast.
Usman said, “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will
continue it this year. The aim is to get every Muslim to respect
the month of Ramadan. Even if a doctor says you should not fast,
that does not mean you should eat in public while others are
fasting.
“So any Muslim that we apprehend eating outside, our men will
arrest and bring the person to our office unless he can show proof
that a doctor asked him not to fast.”
There have been several reports in the past about arrest of
persons eating during the month of Ramadan.
Kano State has been practising Sharia law since 2001 when former
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso signed the bill creating Hisbah.
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