Kano State Hisbah Corps

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The Kano State Hisbah Corps is a religious police force in Kano state, Nigeria responsible for the enforcement of Shari'a to only Muslims in Kano state and other parts of the northern Nigeria. Malam yahaya faruk chedi is the first commander General of Hisba, followed by Sheik Ibrahim Mu'azzam Maibushra and then Sheik Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa.[1] Sheikh Daurawa resigned as commander of Hisbah Kano in 2019, as of 2022, its commander is Haruna Ibn-Sina.[2] Sheikh Daurawa was reappointed by Kano State governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in 2023 as its commander.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The enforcement of Shari'a and the role of the hisbah". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ Orjinmo, Nduka (16 August 2021). "Nigeria's Kano state moves to ban mannequin heads on Islamic grounds". BBC News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ Sadiq (10 July 2023). "Abba Ya Sake Nada Sheikh Daurawa Shugaban Hisbah Ta Kano" (in Hausa). Leadership Hausa. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Abba ya mayar da Sheikh Daurawa kan shugabancin Hisba ta Kano" (in Hausa). BBC Hausa. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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