Hisbah arrests 20 men, women for bathing together in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 men and women for bathing together in Kano State.

Daily Trust reports that Hisbah men arrested the alleged offender at a leisure centre located on Ring Road following complaints by residents of the area.

The report quoted the Deputy Commandant General of the board, Dr. Mujahidin Aminuddin Abubakar, as saying, “The offence contravened the Hisbah law as it forbids mingling together of both genders inside the water to bath.”

He expressed concern over the act, which according to him, “could have been replaced with a more beneficial activity that will fetch them rewards from the almighty.”

The board’s Public Relations Officer, Lawal Ibrahim, who confirmed the arrests in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service said the arrests were made across the city, particularly near markets.