The Kano State chapter of shariah police popularly known as Hisbah has warned against immoral dancing at any kind of events in the state.
The board in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday through its secretary, Malam Lawan Ibrahim, said it has moved to put an end to immoral dancing during weddings, naming ceremonies and other similar events in the state.
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Ibrahim said the board and the state Association of Event Centres had agreed to work together to end immoral dances and other related actions in order to save the youth from embracing acts harmful to societal growth and development.
He said the agreement was reached when the Chairperson of the association, Hajiya Fatima Abdulsalam, visited the agency on Tuesday, adding that the Commander-General of the Hisbah board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, pledged to work with all events centres during and after the Eid-el-fitr, to sustain orderliness in the state
He expressed satisfaction with the visit and urged all event centres to bring order and discipline in their operation.
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However, the commandant of Kano State Hisbah Board Haruna Ibn-Sina on Monday said 39 teenagers were arrested for alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano metropolis.
Mr Ibn-Sina announced the arrest in a statement by the board’s spokesman Lawal Ibrahim. The alleged immoral acts are banned under Sharia law operating in Kano.
Ibn-Sina said the suspects were apprehended on Sunday between 8pm and 10pm at Fine-Time Restaurant in Nasarawa, Madobi Local Government Area.
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