The Katsina State Hisbah Board has banned girls from partaking in night hawking throughout the state after 10pm, citing considerations over their security and publicity to social vices.
The Commandant General of the Board, Sheikh Saifullahi Yakubu Musa, introduced the directive on Tuesday throughout a press briefing on the board’s headquarters.
He stated the restriction would cowl motor parks, markets and different public locations the place hawking actions happen.
According to him, experiences obtained by the board indicated that some girls concerned in night hawking had been uncovered to abuse and different actions thought-about opposite to Islamic teachings.
“Reports indicate that some of these girls engage in illicit activities, while others are raped and some commit adultery. These practices are against the teachings of Islam, and we will not allow them to continue,” he stated.
Sheikh Saifullahi stated Hisbah officers could be deployed to strategic areas, together with markets and motor parks, to make sure compliance.
He additionally urged mother and father to take accountability for his or her youngsters’s welfare and keep away from permitting girls to hawk late at night.
The commandant additional introduced plans to manage conventional medication sellers, warning in opposition to using vulgar and offensive language in promoting their merchandise.
He additionally raised considerations over the reported reopening of brothels in components of the state, directing operators to shut their companies or face authorized motion.
The Hisbah chief reiterated that the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks, notably beer, remained in drive, warning merchants in opposition to promoting alcohol in public locations.
He known as on residents to assist the board, saying its actions had been meant to advertise Islamic values slightly than victimise members of the general public.
He added that the board would perform its tasks throughout the limits of its enabling legislation.
