11 arrested for eating while observing Ramadan fast

The religious police force in Kano State known as the Hisbah Corps has arrested and detained 11 individuals in the State for eating food while observing fast during Ramadan.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Lawal Fagge, Hisbah Spokesperson made this known while noting those who were arrested included ten men and one woman.

Hisbah Corps is responsible for the enforcement of Sharia to Muslims in Kano State and other parts of northern Nigeria.

During its yearly Ramadan enforcement activities, Hisbah conducted arrests as part of searches at restaurants and markets.

Fagge disclosed that the woman arrested was caught eating food from her groundnut-selling stall.

He mentioned that the arrests happened all over the city, especially close to the markets.

Fagge also explained that non-Muslims don’t have to follow these rules, but if they sell food to Muslims during fasting hours, it might be considered a violation.

“We got 11 persons on Tuesday, including a lady selling groundnuts who was seen eating from her wares, and some persons alerted us.

“The other 10 were men and were arrested across the city especially close to markets where a lot of activities happen.

“We don’t arrest non-Muslims because this doesn’t concern them, and the only time they could be guilty of a crime is when we find out they cook food to sell to Muslims that are supposed to be fasting,” Fagge said.