The Kano State Hisbah Board has arraigned two women and a man before a court over their alleged involvement in immoral conduct at the Sheikh Muhammad Nasiru Kabara Housing Estate, commonly known as Bandirawo Housing Estate, situated along Daura Road in Kano.
The suspects were arrested during an operation led by Commander of Hisbah, Hafizu Garba Adakawa. Among them was Khadija Ahmad, a 30-year-old woman from Rimi Local Government Area, who was apprehended at an apartment within the estate where she reportedly lived with her children.
According to the board, Khadija informed investigators that the apartment had been temporarily given to her by another woman who had traveled to Egypt. She allegedly admitted that rooms in the apartment were occasionally rented out for prostitution-related activities in exchange for payment, while also claiming that similar activities were taking place in other parts of the neighborhood.
During the operation, Hisbah officials also arrested Ali Abubakar, a 35-year-old fish seller from the Kano Cooperative area, along with Fatima Abubakar, a 28-year-old woman from Niger State. Ali and Fatima were allegedly found inside one of the rooms at the estate.
The board stated that the suspects told investigators it was their first involvement in such an act and pleaded for leniency, promising not to repeat the offense. They were subsequently arraigned before a court presided over by Judge Malam Sani Tanimu Hausawa within the premises of the Hisbah Board for further legal proceedings.
Reaffirming its commitment to addressing activities it described as immoral across the state, the board emphasized that it would continue to enforce moral standards and take legal action against those found engaging in such conduct.
