- Kano State Hisbah forces have arrested nine Muslims suspected of eating in public on the first day of Ramadan
- Officials say those arrested, seven men and two women, claimed they did not know the fasting period had begun
- The authorities are planning to send the suspects to religious training while the implementation of Sharia law is extreme
When Ramadan started all around Nigerialeaders in Kano wasted no time in implementing the fasting laws.
Source: UGC
The Kano State Hisbah Squad, a state-sponsored Islamic law enforcement agency, confirmed the arrest of nine Muslims suspected of eating in public during fasting hours on the first day of Ramadan.
The forces arrested them on Thursday, February 19, when officers were conducting routine patrols in the state capital.
Kano, with a predominantly Muslim population, operates under Sharia Law alongside Nigeria’s civil legal system.
Why were nine Muslims arrested in Kano, Nigeria?
During Ramadan, Hisbah Corps increases inspections of restaurants, markets, and public places to ensure Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Islam forbids eating and drinking between sunset and dawn during Ramadan.
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam and has a great religious meaning for believers.
Muslims also remember this month as the period when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
Speaking to the BBCdeputy commander in chief of Hisbah, Mujahid Aminudeen, said the arrested were seven men and two women.
He said that the people said they did not know Ramadan had started.
Aminudeen explained that the suspects will remain in prison while they are taught about the importance of fasting, prayer and reading the Quran. He did not give how long they will stay in prison.
Why are fasting laws imposed in northern Nigeria?
In previous cases, Hisbah Corps has reached out to the families of those arrested to ensure they follow the fasting rules after release.
Authorities often resolve to confirm that those mentioned will continue to fast for the remainder of the month.
Sharia law was introduced more than two decades ago in Nigeria’s 12 Muslim-majority northern states, including Kano.
Since then, religious observance during Ramadan has continued to be closely monitored in some of those states.
The holy month, which began on Wednesday, February 18, lasts 29 or 30 days under the Islamic lunar calendar.
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