How NPF, Hisbah co-exist on streets of Kano

In a model of what the state police working side by side with the Nigeria Police Force should be, the government in Kano back in 2003 passed a law creating the Hisbah Board, to enforce the penal code, though the actual powers of the board are limited.

Last week, a Sharia court judge ordered a TikTok social influencer, Murja Kunya, to undergo mental evaluation after she was charged to court by the Hisbah Board for public disturbance.

Hisbah is an Arabic word that means accountability, and is an Islamic concept that calls for enjoining good and forbidding evil.

The Hisbah Board is made up of government officials, regular police officers, religious leaders and it is highly decentralized with local units supervised by committees composed of officials and citizens in communities where they operate.

The Hisbah Board was established by laws based on the constitutional provision that empowers the State House of Assembly to make such laws as contained in Section 4(6) of the Constitution.

The Kano State Hisbah Board Law, 2003 came into force precisely on the 7th day of November, 2003.

Section 7(1) of the Law empowers the Board to establish for the State “Hisbah Corps” who, according to the Section, may be eligible for appointment as Justices of Peace.

According to Section 11(1) of the Law, the Board shall have a Secretary who shall be appointed by the State Governor. The Secretary to be appointed shall be a legal practitioner of not less than 6 years post call experience. That Secretary shall be both the legal adviser and the head of the legal department of the Board.

According to an official, the role of the Hisbah is more of advisory, support, enlightenment and guidance as provided by the Sharia.

The Hisbah seems not to have any “actual power” to execute anything. The law seems to only empower the Corps to “advice”, “encourage” and “assist”, nothing concrete and definite! The Hisbah Corps clearly has no power to arrest, detain, waylay or force anybody to do anything against his or her will.

#Watchvideo : SECURITY FORCES BURST THE CAMP OF UNKNOWN GUNMEN IN AKOKWA

Security Forces in the state through a coordinated intelligence report has bursted the camp of the unknown gunmen at Akokwa, Arondizuogu after a long gun duel which resulted to the death of some of the criminals and others arrested. These criminal elements have been known to be behind several attacks in the state such as the killing of police men in Mbaise, Aba Branch in Ehime Mbano, burning down of police stations, attack and attempted kidnapping of former Governor Ikedi Ohakim, abduction of Miss. P.P. Johnson, a female soldier in Okigwe and recently the attack in Akokwa that left many dead. It is obvious that these daredevil gunmen have been perpetuating their evil plans unabated until yesterday when their camp was bursted by security agencies. This is another assurance that our security operatives are leaving no stone unturned in the fight against banditry and other related activities. While it has become obvious that the activities of these non state actors are politically motivate...

BREAKING: 2Baba Shot Dead In Rivers State

A notorious cult leader and the prime suspect in the brutal murder of the late Divisional Police Officer, SP Bako Angbashim, in the state, Gift Okpara, popularly referred to as 2Baba, has been reportedly killed in a police-led major security raid. The police and other security agencies were said to have conducted land and aerial raids at the identical hideout of the Iceland cult leader and his gang at Idu-Ekpeye in Ahoada East local government area of Rivers on Saturday, February 17. According to The Nation , the Iceland cult leader was reportedly feared dead after the operation. Recall that in September 2023, the late DPO was ambushed and captured by the cult group led by 2Baba in the Odiemudie community, Ahoada East LGA. 2Baba and his gang then took the DPO to the forest, where they killed him and dismembered his body. The cultists then filmed him. Another source, Obi, said he saw no less than 15 vehicles and an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) during th...

Prominent Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Sen Ifeanyi Ubah, at Anambra Community Candlelight Procession in Awka

Hundreds of mourners, friends, well-wishers, media representatives, and party faithful gathered are presently at Emmaus House in Awka for a candlelight procession to honor the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. Chief Egwuonwu in his speech expressed his deep grief over the loss of his friend and brother, Senator Ubah, saying it's hard to find words to convey his emotions. However, he says that he finds solace in the tremendous impact Senator Ubah had on the lives of those he encountered. Chief Owelle Mbaso, leader of Anambra Former Political Appointees in paying glowing tribute said that Senator Ubah led a life worthy of emulation. He said "he knew he wouldn't pass this way again,reason he ensured he impacted on several life's without expecting anything in return." Mr Linus Williams, BLord in a glowing tribute recounted how Late Senator Ubah helped him when he was wrongly accused of sponsoring terrorism. He said " even though I have not meet him or seen ...

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