Posted on 02/03/2008 2:27:52 AM PST by forkinsocket
Tension was rife in Kano following moves by the state’s sharia police against brothel, hotels and cafes situated in non-Muslim sections of the Sabon Gari area of the metropolis.
The sharia police numbering about two hundred were seen at night patrolling in seven open vehicles that carried dangerous weapons including bows, arrows, sticks and cutlass. They attacked a civil service club at Magajin Rumfa Road, and all the hotels that are located in Sabon Gari, an area where most of its inhabitants are Christians.
The Sharia Police, otherwise called, Hisbah Police, earlier turned down summons by the Kano State Police Command, which had cautioned them about their unconstitutional activities. “We’re operating our duties based on law of the state, and shariah must be complied with by anyone residing in Kano” a top official of the Hisbah said following the police summons.
When THISDAY visited the office of the Hisbah Police yesterday, about 70 females were found in cells, put there over allegations of prostitution, while one lady was in chains for declining to render relevant information.
Following the series of attacks on the Ibrahim Shekarau-led administration over alleged non-implementation of Islamic law in the state, the state Hisba Board tactically adopted means of enforcing the law in some part of the state.
Efforts to reach the state’s Hisba commander-general, Sheikh Ibrahim M. Maibushra at the time of this report failed as he was said to be in a meeting.
But a source in the board, who pleaded for anonymity, described the reports of arrests as untrue, adding that it was unnecessarily exaggerated.
The source, who was reacting to a publication in one of the national newspaper (not THISDAY), said the Hisba Board had its hands tied since they it was taken to court. he, however noted that the board has managed to reduce the inflow of alcoholic drinks to the state by intercepting them on the highways.
Admitting that alcohol is still sold in some parts of the state, said all efforts are being made by the board to bring the sale to it minimum, but quickly added that they have no intention to have any confrontation with the state police command or any other security operatives in the state.
The source confessed that the board has been under pressure to practically enforce the Islamic law in every parts of the state as declared by the state government, but lamented that the board does not have the power to really implement the law to the later, as the police still have upper hand than them.
“Hisba is handicap, even though we have been empowered by the state assembly to carry out our function, which is enforcement of Sharia law. We have a lot of limitations which why Hisba has not been able to impose the law in some parts of the state’, the source added. The source also denied the speculations that the board is plotting on how to invade Sabon gari area in Fagge local government, which is sole dominated by over 90 percent of non indigenes resident in Kano state, said the board is concern about the nefarious activities in the areas, but they cannot take law into their hand. However, THISDAY gathered that last Thursday Hisba members fasted and prayed against what they described as plots against their activities by enemies who wants to cause disharmony between them and state security operatives.
THISDAY gathered that the Hisba board who gave the directive had in a press statement titled ‘Hisbah and Police again’ which was published in the Thursday, 31 st January, 2008 of the state newspaper ‘The Triumph”, Alleged that they were kept for hours a d served with a petition purported to have been written by the Association of Hoteliers and Liquor sellers and a female divisional officer.
In the statement, the statement, jointly signed by the commander general and director general of the board, Sheikh Ibrahim M. Maibushra and Dr. Sa’idu Ahmad Dukawa respectively, also said they though they filled suspect form, yet after waiting for six hours they were informed that the police commissioner, Cp Mohammed Yesufu could not see them until the next day. The statement further stressed that Hisbah which was established largely to curb the spread of vices in the state in accordance with Sharia implementation, which has been embraced by the larger public in the state. It added ‘’People are trooping to our office on daily basis seeking for intervention into conflicts, filing petitions over worrisome public issues or reporting on places of criminal activities.
The statement added that it is in response to some of the public complaints that the board directed its corps to mount night patrols in some trouble spots of the state metropolis; said permission is sought from the resident divisional police officer before embarking on such patrols
Coming soon to a European country near you.
Kano is Guano.
Coming soon to this country.
You can’t say that...it’s hate speech, Hillary told me.
I just had a discussion tonight about what would be best for these failing African nations. We agreed, just stop sending them our dollars and let them sink or swim.
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe turned from the breadbasket of Africa into a starving nation; Sudan is a horrific mess; Chad is getting as bad; Nigeria has always been that way; South Africa hasn't been much better after kicking the whites out; Ghana sucks; Somalia is still a cluster-frig. Shall I go on? Who did I miss?
Africa sucks. But yet, you and I continue to send our billions of tax dollars there to support their failings. Screw 'em. Get your shit together and learn to become productive and self-sufficeint or succumb to Darwinism.
Hey Africa, don't take one more dollar from me if you can't figure out how to use it to build.
Gee... you think electing any chicken sh*t Democrat or RINO like John McCain might speed up the process?
From adopting Sharia (2000)...(to enforcing sharia now)...here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/798630.stm
“...described the reports of arrests as untrue, adding that it was unnecessarily exaggerated.” - Baghdad Bob?
Kano is a mostly-Muslim city of about 4 million in northern Nigeria. Sabon Gari is the part of the city where the small minority of Christians live. But I’m afraid they won’t be alive for long.
From Wiki, Christians alone comprise about 1% of the population, I wonder how many Christians have left since 2000?
They know ... their response was to lock and load ... ours is to ....................... ???
There you have it, folks... ISLAM, bringing you the best of the Seventh Century for over 1400 years.
It’s time to eradicate this cult from the face of the earth.
“carried dangerous weapons including bows, arrows, sticks and cutlass.”
Sounds like someone should take them out before they graduate to more powerful weapons.
Lock and Load.
Too bad it is not that simple. These failing nations do not exist in a vacuum, they have neighbors. For the most part these failing nations boarder nations that are barely making it themselves and these bordering nations do not necessarily have historically friendly relations with each other.
The citizens of the failing nations just don’t sit down and starve. If they can they will leave their hell hole and flee to a neighboring country in the hope of a better life. (Mexicans anybody).
The influx of poor, uneducated and starving people may destabilize those neighboring nations.
The leaders and people of these neighboring nations tend to not want these poor depressed refugees coming to their countries depressing their wages and defecating in their streets. Consequently at best these people are herded in to refugee camps where they are given the minimum staples to keep them healthy. At worst they are slaughtered as they cross the boarder.
Just sending money or food is not the answer but doing nothing is a recipe for creating more Somalia type countries.
But one thing we can not afford to do is let the UN administer a single penny of the money we allocate of this problem. That is a recipe for failure and corruption.
In the 11 Northern states of Nigeria that have introduced the Islamic system of law, the Sharia, sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christians have resulted in many deaths, and some churches have been burned. More than 30,000 Christians were displaced from their homes Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria.
Sharia Law may be an improvement for some parts of Africa?
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