The Hisbah has detained 11 individuals in Kano for eating food while observing the fast during Ramadan.
During its yearly Ramadan enforcement activities, Hisbah conducted arrests as part of searches at restaurants and markets.
Lawal Fagge, the spokesperson for Hisbah, mentioned that they arrested ten men and one woman. The woman 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 in 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,”
