Tuesday, March, 24 2026 - The Kano State Hisbah Board says it arrested more than 600 people during the recent Sallah festivities across Kano for various offences, while also reuniting dozens of missing children with their families.
Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr Mujahiddin
Aminuddin, said the arrests were part of efforts to maintain morality and
cultural values during the celebrations. He disclosed that over 9,500
operatives were deployed across the state to monitor activities.
According to him, those arrested included 275 youths for
“indecent barbing,” 85 tricycle drivers for carrying female passengers beside
them, 21 individuals for wearing short knickers, and 286 women for indecent
dressing.
He added: “A local government chairman was also picked up in
a hotel with children without parental consent, we later called all their
parents and reunited them and later released them.”
Other cases, he said, involved a husband and wife accused of
violent thuggery, a youth allegedly providing lodges for adultery and sodomy, a
trader said to be keeping weapons for thugs, and a sorcerer accused of marrying
off a woman without her family’s approval.
Dr Aminuddin also confirmed that the board reunited 66
missing children with their parents and dispersed youths attempting to organize
a party in Sabon Gari.
He emphasized that the festive period should reflect
religious values, stating: “All these things are against our culture and
tradition. We warn event centre proprietors not to host activities that go
against our values, because Hisbah will not allow it. People should also help
us by reporting wrongdoing so we can sanitize Kano.”
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