Nigeria: Sharia police to arrest adults eating in public during Ramadan

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The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, says Sharia police will arrest adults found eating in public during Ramadan.

“We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year, “ Usman told BBC.

“Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public while others are fasting,” he added.

He said the aim of arresting public eaters is to get every Muslim to respect the holy month.

Usman noted that arrested persons would only be released if they can provide medical reports from doctor or other medical proof.

He affirmed that every praticising muslim is expected to observe Ramadan which is to fast.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset.

This year’s Ramadan begins from Sunday 5 May and it is expected to end on Tuesday 4 June.

Source: Yabaleft.com


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Kennedy Mornah is an Award Winning Ghanaian Journalist with over two decades of experience in the Ghanaian Media landscape spanning the electronic, print and digital media. He is a Media Consultant, a Corporate MC, Radio and TV Host, Founder and Publisher of the Maritime and Transport Digest Newspaper, Businessman, a Go getter and an optimist. He has worked for renowned media organizations including Diamond Fm in Tamale, Luv Fm in Kumasi, Oman Fm in Accra and Starr Fm in Accra In 2017 he received the Reporter of the Year Award at the Ghana Shippers Awards in Accra, Ghana.

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