Kano government bans new Hisbah group after Ganduje remarks The Kano State Government has formally outlawed a group operating under the name Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi, declaring its activities illegal and a threat to public order. Governor Abba Yusuf signed an executive order proscribing the group on December 8, following intelligence reports that its operations violated existing state laws regulating religious enforcement bodies. According to the government, the group was allegedly recruiting, training and mobilising youths without legal authority, contrary to the Kano State Hisbah Board Law. Addressing journalists, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, said the Kano State Hisbah Board remains the only institution legally empowered to coordinate Hisbah-related activities in the state. He warned that the existence of any parallel structure posed serious security risks. “The emergence of a parallel group amounts to creating an unauthorised enforcem...
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