No fewer than 20 men and women have been reportedly arrested by the Kano Hisbah Board for allegedly engaging in gender-inclusive bathing in the state.
Aminuddin Abubakar, the deputy commandant general of the board, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Wednesday following a tip-off, The Nation reports.
“Following complaints from locals, members of Operation Kau Da Badala conducted the arrest at a recreation center on Ring Road,” he said.
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Abubakar disclosed that the Hisbah law prohibits bathing in water with people of either gender in the same space.
He expressed his concern about the act, saying that it could have been substituted with something better that would have brought them blessings from God.
He urged parents and guardians to closely monitor their children’s whereabouts, adding that the suspects would face the wrath of the law if they were found guilty when the investigation was concluded.