Ramadan: Kano Hisbah deploys personnel to arrest non-fasting Muslims

The Kano State Hisbah Board has deployed its personnel to mosques to arrest non-fasting Muslims and ensure safety of lives and property during the holy month of Ramadan.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesman of the board, Alhaji Ibrahim Lawan.

In the statement, the Commander General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, said, “Hisbah corps will visit mosques during Iftar, Tarawih, Tahajjud prayers to protect worshippers and their property from unpatriotic elements.

“Those who engage in societal vices during this sacred month will be dealt with. Some of the youths who eat in the public during the fasting period will not be spared either.”

Ibn-Sina called on the public to assist orphans and the needy in a bid to give succour to their suffering

He said feeding others during the holy month was rewarding as Allah (SWT) “opens the doors of paradise, and as such, there is the need to multiply good deeds to gain Allah’s favour.’’

Ibn-Sina noted that clothing, food items, water and cash could be given to those in need.

Recall that the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Mohammed Abubakar III, in a broadcast on Wednesday night announced the start of fasting on Thursday. (NAN)