Kano Islamic police arrest 11 Muslims for eating during ongoing Ramadan

The Kano State Hisbah Board arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday for violating the fast in the ongoing Ramadan by eating during the day.

The arrests were made during the annual Ramadan enforcement operations, which included raids of eateries and markets.

Persecondnews reports that the ninth month of the Islamic year is observed as sacred, with fasting practiced daily from dawn to sunset.

The board’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Lawal Ibrahim, confirmed the arrests in an email on Wednesday. He said the arrests were made on Tuesday across the city, particularly near markets.

“The individuals arrested include 10 men and one woman who was caught eating from her groundnut-selling stall,” he said.

Ibrahim said: “We apprehended 11 persons on Tuesday, including a lady selling groundnuts who was seen eating from her wares, after some persons alerted us. The other 10 persons 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 who are supposed to be fasting.

“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 who are supposed to be fasting.”

Ibrahim confirmed that those who were arrested were freed after promising to start fasting.

“For some of them, we had to see their relatives or guardians in order to ensure that their families monitor them.”