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Junaid Mohammed Blasts Shekarau Over Hisbah Corps

February 16, 2020 9:30 am

Political old warhorse and firebrand, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has accused former governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau of foisting the Hisbah corps on the people of the state.

Hisbah is an Islamic doctrine which means “accountability”. Hisbah is an individual or collective duty to intervene and “enjoin good and forbid wrong.” The doctrine is reportedly based on an expression from the Quran.

But Junaid Mohammed disagreed, saying Hisbah was not ordered by virtue of superior authority by the Quran, adding that Hisbah was imported into the country by Alhaji Shekarau from Saudi Arabia.

Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second …

34 Suspected Commercial Sex Workers Arrested In Jigawa

February 11, 2020 11:39 am

The Jigawa State Shari’a Enforcement Command (Hisbah), says it has arrested 34 suspected commercial sex workers and confiscated 147 bottles of beer in Kazaure Local Government area of the state.

The Hisbah Commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, made disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Dutse.

Dahiru disclosed that the suspects were apprehended in a raid by Shari’a enforcement agents at Gada area of Kazaure.

He said that: “Today; at about 5:00am, our men carried out a raid at the popular Gada joint in Kazaure LGA.

“During the raid, 34 suspected …

Hisbah Invites American Lady And Hausa Husband

January 18, 2020 4:16 pm

Kano State Sharia Police known as Hisbah have invited an American Woman, Janine Sanchez and her Kano-based lover, Isah Sulaiman to a meeting at their Panshekara Office.

Janine met her lover on Instagram and decided to trace him to Nigeria all away from America to marry him.

The meeting, which was held in a close door had Isah’s father Sulaiman and his brother in attendance.

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Although, the outcome of the meeting was not disclosed, however, the intending couple were sighted sitting comfortably while the Hisbah officers familiarise themselves with them.

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‘Hisbah Is Okay, But IPOB Are Terrorists?’ – FFK

January 15, 2020 12:12 pm

The former Minister of Aviation, Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his verified Facebook page to blast the Nigerian Federal Government on their recent declaration which labelled the newly formed South-south Security organisation as Illegal and how they tagged IPOB as a terrorist organisation but discreetly allowed the Hisbah (Sharia Police) to carry out their daily menaces without fear of repercussions.

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“Hisbah Police in North West is ok. Civilian Joint Task Force in North West is ok. Civilian Joint Task Force in North East is ok.”…

Amotekun: Explain Why Hisbah Police In North Is Legal

January 15, 2020 7:34 am

The Southern and Middle Belt leaders Forum, SMBLF, has faulted the Federal Government’s decision to declare Southwest security outfit, Amotekun illegal.

SMBLF said the Federal Government should explain why Amotekun security outfit is considered illegal while Hisbah in the North was legal.

Recall that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Tuesday declared the Southwest security outfit code named Amotekun illegal.

In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu, Malami had said the establishment of Amotekun was not backed by any known law in the

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The Hisbah police and hypocrisy of destroying beer

March 8, 2019 12:22 am

By Odumodu Gbulagu

One of the greatest problems we have in Nigeria is religion, as it has done us more harm than good.

Nigeria is a secular state in which all sorts of religions are practiced.
From Christianity to Islam, to Atheism, African traditional Religion and others.

Nigeria constitution guarantees freedom of worship, thereby there is no state religion in Nigeria.

In a multi ethnic, and religious country like Nigeria, there ought to be peaceful coexistence.
In as much as every religion should be accorded respect, and blasphemy avoided, there ought to be high level of tolerance among religious bodies …