* Warns young girls against nocturnal outings
* To clamp down on brothels, others
The Kano State Hisbah (Islamic police) Board has banned all forms of sports betting in the State.
The Deputy Commander-General of the board, Dr Mujaheed Aminuddeen, announced this while briefing journalists on the agency’s renewed effort to fight
immorality.
He said the Hisbah has re-launched “operation flush out immorality,” warning that its operatives would soon clamp down on individuals and groups bent on violating social order in the State.
Aminuddeen said in its efforts to restore sanity and discipline in the State, the Hisbah would arrest any landlord who rented out an apartment to unknown person(s) in view of the increasing cases of residential houses being used as lodges and brothels in the city.
He stated that the board has further issued new rules regarding courtship, declaring that henceforth, no prospective couple would be allowed to sit in tinted vehicles during courtship, particularly at night.
He pointed out that while street begging is prohibited by law, female beggars who stay outdoors late into the night would also be arrested.
Mujaheed also announced that the Hisbah is disturbed by the increasing rate of prostitution among young girls, warning that any lady seen in a tricycle after 10 pm would also be arrested.
He warned the public against violating any of the rules, which he said would attract severe penalties.
He called on parents to be vigilant on their children, especially the females, and stop them from any misconduct capable of breaking any of the rules as stipulated across the State.